Canada Experts
Professor, Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Assistant Secretary and Chief Diplomatic Officer, Office of International Affairs, Department of Homeland Security
Alan Bersin commenced service as Assistant Secretary of International Affairs and Chief Diplomatic Officer for the Department of Homeland Security on January 3, 2012. In that capacity, he oversees the Department's international engagement and serves as the principal advisor to Secretary Janet Napolitano on all international affairs. Previously, Bersin served as Commissioner of U.S. Customs and...
EducationM.A., International Relations, The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, 1986; A.B., Bowdoin College, 1979; Diplôme de Hautes Études de Lettres et Civilisation, Centre international d'études françaises, Université de Nice (France), 1983SubjectsCanada, NAFTA,U.S.-Canada Relations,U.S.-Canada RelationsHonorsCertificate of Merit, International Council f...
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Political Scientist, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario; Adjunct Professor at the University of Michigan
ExpertiseCanadian and American politics
National Invasive Species Council, assistant director for prevention and budgetary coordination
Ph.D. Candidate, Universite Laval, Canada
Marie-Hélène Cantin was a Canada Institute Junior Scholar from June to August 2007; while in residence at the Center, she conducted research on "The Settlement of International Trade Disputes: An Empirical Analysis of NAFTA's Chapter 19." After her stay at the Wilson Center, she returned to Université Laval in Québec City to continue her doctoral studies.Having completed her co...
assistant secretary, Regulatory Cooperation Council Secretariat, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat