Michael Kergin (born 26 April 1942) is a

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career diplomat, who has been a member of the foreign service in some capacity since 1967, when he joined the Department of External Affairs.

Education and Career

Kergin graduated from the

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in the

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in 1965, and received a degree from Magdelen College, Oxford University, in 1967. He served as the 19th Canadian ambassador to the

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from 26 October 2000 until 28 February 2005. Previously, he had been the Canadian ambassador to Cuba from 1986 to 1989. Kergin is currently a senior fellow at the

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. Previously, he served as an advisor to Ontario Premier

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on international affairs.

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Official Biography
1942 births Living people Alumni of Magdalen College, Oxford Ambassadors of Canada to the United States Trinity College (Canada) alumni University of Toronto alumni Ambassadors of Canada to Cuba {{Canada-diplomat-stub