Michael Pearson (Canadian diplomat)

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Michael Pearson is a senior official with the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and son of former diplomat Geoffrey Pearson and grandson of the former Secretary of State for External Affairs Lester B. Pearson.

Pearson was Senior Adviser to the Minister of Foreign Affairs for four Canadian Prime Ministers and Coordinator for Foregin Policy in the department.

Pearson is a graduate of international affairs from the Norman Paterson School at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario and has been with the DFAIT for over 20 years.

Pearson is a member of the North-South Institute and has his own policy consulting business.

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• Defining the National Interest: New Directions for Canadian Foreign Policy 4-5 November 2004 - Michael Pearson