Event Date: January 28, 2019 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Location: FSS4004, 120 University Private, Ottawa

Presented by CIPS and IPEN

Concerns around trade, migration, technological change, security and an apparent resurgence in nationalism are consistently in the headlines. Yet governments at the recent G20 Summit agreed on shared objectives of creating jobs and growth, and making the economy work for all, despite their different economic and political systems. Amidst current tensions, Jonathan T. Fried will share his perspective on the G20 outcomes, and on the path Canada is taking to support sustainable growth both at home and internationally.

Jonathan T. Fried is the Personal Representative of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for the G20. He served as Canada’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the WTO; Canada’s Ambassador to Japan; Executive Director for Canada, Ireland and the Caribbean at the IMF; Senior Foreign Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister; and Senior Assistant Deputy Minister for the Department of Finance. Mr. Fried has also served as Associate Deputy Minister; Assistant Deputy Minister for Trade, Economic and Environmental Policy; Chief Negotiator on China’s WTO accession; Director General for Trade Policy; and chief counsel for NAFTA.