Michael Kergin
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Michael Kergin is a Canadian
career diplomat, who has been a member of the foreign service in some capacity since 1967, when he joined the Department of External Affairs.
Kergin graduated from the University of Trinity College
in the University of Toronto
in 1965, and received a degree from Magdelen College at Oxford University
in 1967. He served as the 19th Canadian ambassador to the United States of America from 26 October 2000 until 28 February 2005. Previously, he had been the Canadian ambassador to Cuba from 1986 to 1989.
Kergin is currently a senior fellow at the University of Ottawa’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
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Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
career diplomat, who has been a member of the foreign service in some capacity since 1967, when he joined the Department of External Affairs.
Kergin graduated from the University of Trinity College
University of Trinity College
The University of Trinity College, informally referred to as Trin, is a college of the University of Toronto, founded in 1851 by Bishop John Strachan. Trinity was intended by Strachan as a college of strong Anglican alignment, after the University of Toronto severed its ties with the Church of...
in the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
in 1965, and received a degree from Magdelen College at Oxford University
Magdalen College, Oxford
Magdalen College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2006 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £153 million. Magdalen is currently top of the Norrington Table after over half of its 2010 finalists received first-class degrees, a record...
in 1967. He served as the 19th Canadian ambassador to the United States of America from 26 October 2000 until 28 February 2005. Previously, he had been the Canadian ambassador to Cuba from 1986 to 1989.
Kergin is currently a senior fellow at the University of Ottawa’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
University of Ottawa’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
The University of Ottawa's Graduate School of Public and International Affairs is a professional public and international policy school in Ottawa, Canada. GSPIA offers a multidisciplinary master’s program focusing on public policy and international affairs...
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