Directors

 

Chairman, Atlantic Council of Canada

The Hon. Bill Graham, P.C., Q.C.

 

First elected as Member of Parliament for Toronto-Centre-Rosedale in 1993, Bill Graham served as a Minister of Foreign Affairs from January 2002 until July 2004 when he was appointed Minister of National Defence. In February 2006, Bill Graham was appointed Interim leader of the Official Opposition, a position he served until December 2006. From 1995 to 2002, Mr. Graham served as Chairman of the Standing Committee of the House of Commons on Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Under his Chairmanship, the Committee produced important reports on issues including Canada’s interest in the World Trade Organization, Canada’s role in Kosovo, the implementation of legislation for the International Criminal Court, and the Summit of the Americas in Quebec City.

Active in international parliamentary associations, Mr. Graham was elected founding President of the Inter-Parliamentary Forum of the Americas. He has served as Vice President and Treasurer of the Parliamentary Association of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and as Treasurer of the Liberal International.

 

Mr. Graham was born in Montreal and grew up in Vancouver before going on to study at Upper Canada College, Trinity College, the University of Toronto (B.A. Hon. And LL.B.), and the University of Paris (Doctorate in Legal Sciences).

 

In Toronto, Mr. Graham practiced law at Fasken & Calvin, specializing in civil litigation and international business transactions, and served on the board of directors of various public and private Canadian corporations. Subsequently, he taught International Trade Law, Public International Law, and the Law of the European Community at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. He also served as Director of the Centre of International Studies at the University of Toronto. Mr. Graham has been a visiting lecturer in law at McGill University and the Universite de Montreal, and is an honorary life member of the Canadian Council of International Law. In recognition of Mr. Grahams commitment to public life and cooperation among peoples and nations, the William C. Graham Chair in International Law and Development has been established at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Law.

Immediate Past Chairman - Dr. Frederic L.R. Jackman

Immediate Past President - Col (Ret’d) Brian S. MacDonald

President - Julie Lindhout

Secretary to the Board - Andrew Mahut

Treasurer - Jeff Young

 

Vice-Presidents

Harold Ball

Patrick Curtis

Ellis Galea Kirkland

Col (Ret’d) John C. McKenna

Wayne J. Primeau

Prof. Denis W. Stairs

Jürgen Torlée

LCol Robert Zeidler

Susan Zivkovic

 

Honorary Solicitor

Harry R. Burkman

 

Past Chairmen

Hon. Roy MacLaren

Hon. Donald S. Macdonald

Edward H. Crawford

Hon. Henry N.R. Jackman

Marvin Gelber

Adam H. Zimmerman

Ronald S. Ritchie

 

Honorary Director

Dr. Ignat Kaneff

 

Directors

Hon. Jean Augustine

Edward P. Badovinac

James C. Baillie

HCapt (N) Sonja Bata

Hans G. Bathija

Glenn H. Carter

Frank Chen

Steven Chepa

Peter Cheung

Clive Coombs

Barry Davenport

Prof. John R. English

Geoffrey D. Farrar

Dr. James Fergusson

Jesse Flis

Thomas  L. Foulds

Kenneth Foxcroft

HLCol Matthew Gaasenbeek

BGen (Ret’d) Bernd Goetze

Prof. Frank Harvey

BGen (Ret’d)  Paul Hayes

Prof. Norman Hillmer

Kathryn E. Langley Hope

Prof. Rob Huebert

Prof. Nicole Jackson

Dr. Robert J. Jackson

Kristina Kaneff

Karim Kanji

Prof. John Kirton

Michael Klosch

HCapt (N) Chris Korwin Kuczynski

Robert Kyba

Dr. Huguette Labelle

Michael  W. Leahy

MGen (Ret’d) Reginald W. Lewis

HCol Roger A. Lindsayofcraighall

Anna C. Little

Hon. John Manley

HCol. Virginia McLaughlin

John F. Nagel

Dr. Edward P. Neufeld

Garrick Ngai

Ted Opitz

Dr. Walter J. Perchal

Dr. Michael Roi

Dr. Stéphane Roussel

Senator Hugh Segal

Paul G. Smith

Jeffrey D. Steiner

Prof. Michael Tucker

LCol (Ret’d) Peter Vlossak

Michael Ward

Prof. Lee Windsor

Terrance A. Wolff

Aleksander Wolosz

LCdr (Ret’d) Albert Wong