Danielle Droitsch is the director of the Canada Project for the Natural Resources Defense Council. She monitors US energy policy as it relates to climate, oilsands, and clean energy, provide expertise to organizations in the US about Canadian energy policy. You can contact Danielle Droitsch through the NRDC. (Note: This interview was conducted when she…
Maryscott “Scotty” Greenwood is a former Chief of Staff at the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa. She works in McKenna Long & Aldridge’s Washington, DC office as a senior managing director on the International Trade and Public Affairs Teams. She is also a Senior Advisor to the Canadian-American Business Council and a frequent commentator on US/Canadian relations.…
Brian Bow is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Dalhousie University and a Senior Fellow at the Center for North American Studies at American University. His book, The Politics of Linkage: Power, Interdependence, and Ideas in Canada-US Relations (UBC Press) won the Donner Prize for 2009. He has been a visiting fellow at the…
Peter Morton is a veteran trade, economic and political reporter and columnist, and founder of economicreporter.net. He is the former the Washington Bureau Chief for The Financial Post, a position he held for 12 years. His coverage in Washington covered bilateral trade issues including softwood, agriculture and the Western Hemisphere Initiative. He can be reached…
Julie Jacobson is the spouse of the U.S. Ambassador to Canada You can contact her through the US Embassy website. What do you actually do in your job? It’s not a job, it’s more of a “position”, i.e. I don’t get paid. But I work very hard to support the U.S. mission in whatever…
David Jacobson is the United States Ambassador to Canada. He was sworn in as ambassador on September 25, 2009, and presented his credentials to the Governor General of Canada on October 2, 2009. You can contact Ambassador Jacobson through the US Embassy website. 1. What do you actually do in your job? The job description…
Chris Sands is a Senior Fellow at Hudson Institute, where he specializes on Canada and U.S.-Canadian relations, as well as North American economic integration. He is also a professorial lecturer at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, an adjunct professor in Government at the American University School of Public Affairs, and lectures at the…
Perrin Beatty is the president and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. He has held seven federal cabinet positions in Canada and is also a former president and CEO of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and a former head of the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters. You can contact Perrin Beatty through the Canadian Chamber of…
David Archibald is the executive director of the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States. You can contact David Archibald through www.acsus.org What do you actually do in your job? I work with academic, government, and policy communities to advance greater awareness of Canada, its policies and culture, in the US. This is accomplished through…
Susan Casey-Lefkowitz is the director of the International Program at the National Resources Defense Council in Washington, DC. She can be reached through www.nrdc.org What do you actually do in your job? Directing the international program of the Natural Resources Defense Council means coordinating our work in Latin America, Canada, India and globally on promoting…