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Strategic Council

What is the Strategic Council?

The Strategic Council is an advisory body to the Forum of Federations where each Partner Government provides its perspective through its representatives. The Council is chaired by the representative from the Partner Government which last hosted an International Conference on Federalism.

What does the Strategic Council do?

The Strategic Council meets at least once a year to provide advice to the Forum on:

the strategic plan,
the program of work, and
its sources of revenue
new appointments to the Board, and
the appointment of the Chair of the Board

The Council may also exchange ideas electronically as required. As an advisory body, the Council has no formal decision-making power. The Council seeks consensus from all representatives in its recommendations.

Governments who have indicated their intent to join the Forum are invited to participate in the Strategic Council as observers.

Strategic Council Representatives as of January 2007

Australia:

Mr. Warren McCann, Chief Executive
Department of the Premier and Cabinet
Adelaide, South Australia (AUSTRALIA)

His Excellency William Norman Fisher
Australian High Commissioner to Canada
Ottawa, ON (CANADA)

c.c.: Dr. Peter Shergold, AM, Secretary
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Barton (AUSTRALIA)

Austria:

Dr. Karl Irresberger, Federal Chancellery
Bundeskanzleramt Abt. V/2
Vienna (AUSTRIA)

His Excellency Otto Ditz
Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to Canada, Ottawa, ON (CANADA)

Canada:

Mr. Drew Fagan, Assistant Deputy Minister
Strategic Policy and Public Diplomacy
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Ottawa, ON (CANADA)

Ms. Manon Dumas, Deputy Director
Intergovernmental Relations Division
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Ottawa, ON (CANADA)

Mr. Alfred A MacLeod
Assistant Deputy Minister, Intergovernmental Policy
Privy Council Office
Ottawa, ON (CANADA)

Ms. Michà¨le Kingsley, Executive Administrative Assistant
Strategic Policy and Research
Privy Council Office
Ottawa, ON (CANADA)

Ethiopia:

Degeff Bula
Speaker of The House of Federation
The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Addis Ababa (ETHIOPIA)

His Excellency Getachew Hamussa
Ambassador of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to Canada
Ottawa, ON (CANADA)

Germany:
Dr. Christian Maiwald, Bundesministerium des Innern
Projektgruppe Föderalismusreform
Berlin (GERMANY)

India:

Sh. Amitabha Pande
Secretary, Inter-State Council Secretariat
New Delhi (INDIA)

Her Excellency Shyamala Balasubramanian
High Commissioner for the Republic of India to Canada
Ottawa, ON (CANADA)

Mexico:

Lic. Gloria Muà±oz León
Coordinadora, INAFED (National Federalism Institute)
Mexico D.F. (MEXICO)

Mr. José Ignacio Madrazo
Deputy Chief of Mission
Chargé d'affaires
Embassy of the United Mexican States
Ottawa, ON (CANADA)

Nigeria:

H.E. George Ajonye
Under-Secretary, Regions and International
Organisations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria
Abuja (NIGERIA)

His Excellency Olufemi Oyewale George
High Commissioner for the Federal Republic of Nigeria to Canada
Ottawa, ON (CANADA)

Switzerland:

René Holenstein, Ph.D.
Head, Governance Division
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
Berne (SWITZERLAND)

His Excellency Werner Baumann
Ambassador of Switzerland to Canada
Ottawa, ON (CANADA)