Colin Robertson

Background

Robertson was born in 1954 in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Education

Robertson was born in 1954 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He received a Bachelor of Arts with Honors (First Class) from the University of Manitoba and then went on to complete his Masters in International Affairs at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA) at in Ottawa, Canada.

Career

Robertson had a career in the Canadian foreign service spanning over 30 years, from 1977-2010. Over that time he served at Canada"s Permanent Mission to the United Nations, as Vice Consul in the Canadian Consulate in New York City and as Counsellor and Consul in Hong Kong. He served as Consul General in Los Angeles from 2000-2004 where he was responsible for the American Southwest was appointed as the first Head of the Advocacy Secretary and Minister at the Canadian Embassy in Washington.

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Robinson also held executive positions at Citizenship and Immigration, the Treasury Board Secretariat and with Petro-Canada International Assistance Corporation. In his final assignment, Mr. Robertson directed a project at Carleton University’s Centre for Trade Policy and Law with the support of the Federal and Provincial Governments as well as the private sector on Canada-United States Engagement.

Achievements

• He is an Honorary Captain of the Royal Canadian Navy assigned to the Strategic Communications Directorate. The Alberta Motion Picture Industry Association awarded him with the ‘Friend of the Industry’ in 2004 for his work in promoting Alberta"s film industry. Robertson was given the “Hot Potato Award” for helping to increase collaboration between United States. and Canada organizations and stakeholders at the 2012 Pacific NorthWest Economic Region (PNWER) Summit. Also in 2012, Robertson was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Meda

Membership

Mr Robinson worked in the Trade Negotiations Office during the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement negotiations and later was a member of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Team. He is a member of the Pacific Council on International Policy. He is also the former president and executive member of the National Capital Branch of the Canadian International Council.

He is a distinguished senior fellow at NPSIA, former member of Carleton"s President's Advisory Council and a current member of the NPSIA Advisory Council.