Former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Peter Harder joins Fraser Milner Casgrain as Senior Policy Advisor
March 12 2007 - Ottawa
Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP (FMC), one of Canada’s leading business law firms, announced today that V. Peter Harder, Canada’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs from June 2003 until his retirement from public service earlier this month, has joined the firm as Senior Policy Advisor.
Based in Ottawa, Mr. Harder will provide sage counsel to FMC’s lawyers on regulatory and policy issues affecting their clients’ business activities in Canada and abroad. He will also be responsible for developing new opportunities, particularly with international governments.
"Peter’s dynamic career in public service, combined with his extensive knowledge of international business practices and policies, will be of infinite value to our lawyers, as well as to our national and international clients," says Michel Brunet, FMC’s Chair and Chief Executive Officer. "Peter has worked closely with governments and businesses around the world to develop policy decisions that benefit Canadian businesses and enhance their global relationships. We are truly honoured to welcome an advisor of Peter’s stature and reputation to the FMC team."
Beginning his long and varied career in 1977 as a Foreign Service Officer with Canada’s Department of External Affairs, Mr. Harder has more than 30 years of experience in federal public service. His most recent posting was Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Government of Canada, where he served as the personal representative to the Prime Minister of Canada during the last three G8 Summits.
Mr. Harder has also served as Associate Deputy Minister (Immigration) for the Department of Employment and Immigration, Deputy Solicitor General, Deputy Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, and Secretary of the Treasury Board and Comptroller General for Canada. In 2000, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Industry Canada.
"I am delighted to join FMC and look forward to working with the extraordinary team of professionals in the organization," says Mr. Harder.
A recipient of the Queen’s Jubilee Award, Mr. Harder was appointed to the United Nations Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Task Force by former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan. He has served on the Board of a number of public and private organizations including the Business Development Bank of Canada, National Research Council, Canadian Tourism Commission, Canadian Space Agency Advisory Council, and the University of Ottawa.
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