The CIC National Capital Branch presents…

“Making Canada Count in an Increasingly Difficult World”

Monday, January 27, 2025 · 5:30 – 7:30pm EST

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SPEAKERS:

The Right Honourable Joe Clark, PC, CC, AOE, LLD (Hon), PhD (Hon)

The Rt. Hon. Joe Clark served 25 years in the House of Commons of Canada, including as Prime Minister of Canada, Secretary of State for External Affairs, Minister of Constitutional

Affairs, and Leader of the Opposition. Mr. Clark is a member of the board of Meridiam Infrastructure, chair of the Supervisory Board of Meridiam Africa, member of the board of GlobeScan and a member of the Global Leadership Foundation. He is also a bestselling author of Canada: A Nation Too Good to Lose and How We Lead: Canada in a Century of Change. Mr Clark is a Companion of the Order of Canada, a member of the Alberta Order of Excellence and of l’Ordre de la Pléiade. He has led international Election and Governance missions in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean and the Middle East through The Carter Center and the National Democratic Institute.

Dr. Lloyd Axworthy P.C., C.C., O.M., is the chair of the World Refugee and Migration Council, an international body established to develop solutions to problems in the current refugee system. Dr. Axworthy led Canada’s election observation mission to Ukraine in 2019. He recently served as Board Chair of CUSO International, a Canadian- based international development agency and was on the executive committee of the International Institute of Sustainable Development. He served seven years as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and twenty-one years as an elected member of the Canadian Parliament, holding several Cabinet posts, including Minister of Employment and Immigration, Western Diversification and Minister of Foreign Affairs. In that position he was known for his work in advancing the Human Security agenda that included the Treaty on anti-personnel land mines, the International Criminal Court, and the Protocol on Child Soldiers. In 1997, he was nominated by United States Senator Patrick Leahy for the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on banning land mines. His new memoir Lloyd Axworthy: My Life In Politics was released in October, 2024.

Louise Fréchette was the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1998 to 2006. Prior to this, she pursued a career in the Public Service of Canada, serving notably as Ambassador to Argentina and Uruguay (1985-1988), Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations (1992-1994), Associate Deputy Minister of Finance (1995) and Deputy Minister of National Defence (1995-1998).

Madame Fréchette served on the Board of Essilor International and chaired its Corporate Social Responsibility committee from 2012 to 2020. In June 2019, Madame Fréchette completed a 3-year mandate as Chair of the Supervisory Board and of the Council of CARE International after serving as Chair of CARE Canada for several years. She is also a Board member of the Global Leadership Foundation.

Madame Fréchette has a degree in History from the University of Montreal and a Certificate in Economy from the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium. She was awarded many honorary degrees by universities in Canada and abroad. She is an Officer of the Order of Canada.