Speaker
Paul MEYER
Affliation
Simon Fraser University / The Simons Foundation
Title
Senior Fellow
Session

Biography

Paul Meyer is an Adjunct Professor of International Studies and a Centre for Dialogue Fellow in International Security at Simon Fraser University. He is a Senior Fellow at The Simons Foundation. A former career diplomat in Canada’s Foreign Service (1975-2010), Paul served abroad in six diplomatic postings, including as Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN and Conference on Disarmament in Geneva (2003-2007) and in a variety of HQ assignments with a focus on international security policy. Since assuming his current position in 2011, Paul has taught courses on multilateral diplomacy and pursued research interests relating to arms control and disarmament, outer space security, and international cyber security. He has written extensively on these subjects for professional publications and media commentary.