Deborah Chatsis

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Deborah Chatsis CM was the Ambassador of Canada to Vietnam, Director of South Asia Relations, Global Affairs Canada, Ambassador of Canada to Guatemala and High Commissioner to Belize. [1]

Chatsis was born in Chilliwack, British Columbia; she grew up in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan as a member of Ahtahkakoop First Nation. [1] [2]

A University of Saskatchewan graduate (Bachelor's of Science in Mechanical Engineering, 1983 and a Bachelor of Laws 1986), she continued on to earn a Master of Laws degree from the University of Ottawa in which she specialized in international law. After a break in her educational career, she returned to school, this time from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University where she earned a Master in Public Administration. [1] She attended as a Fulbright Scholar from 2006 to 2007. The University of Saskatchewan awarded her an honorary Doctor of Laws in 2015. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Nordal, Kaitlynn. "Ahtahkakoop woman's dreams and determination took her around the world". EagleFeatherNews. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  2. "Transcript – Episode 17: Chat with Deborah Chatsis". Government of Canada . Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  3. "Honorary Degrees". University of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 28 October 2019.