The relationship between the United States and Canada is strong, fundamental, and far-reaching. Our two countries’ economies are intertwined, the stream of goods, services, and investments flows both ways and both countries are stronger for it. When one of us does well, the other benefits, and in our global economy, our partnership stands out as one of the most comprehensive commitments to shared prosperity in the world. We work together on our shared border, on the environment, on energy, on security, and stand shoulder to shoulder in the North American Aerospace Defense Command. We are each other’s best partner and together, our common history, common interests, and common values oblige us to work together each and every day. Ambassador Heyman will outline his vision of the opportunities that help define the bilateral relationship.
Bio
Bruce Heyman was confirmed as President Obama’s personal representative to Canada on March 12, 2014. He is a 33 year veteran of Goldman Sachs, where he served as the managing director of the Private Wealth Management Group from 1999 until December of 2013.
Mr. Heyman has served as a board member for the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the Northwestern Memorial Hospital Foundation. He also served as an advisor to the Fix the Debt CEO Council of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He has been a member of The Economic Club of Chicago, The Executives’ Club of Chicago, and the Facing History and Ourselves Chicago Advisory Board.
A magna cum laude graduate with both a BA and an MBA from Vanderbilt University, Mr. Heyman continues to maintain close ties to his alma mater. He is past president of the Alumni Board and a former member of the Board of Visitors at the university’s Owen Graduate School of Management.
He is married to the former Vicki Simons of Ashland, Kentucky. They have three grown children, David, Liza, and Caroline, and two grand-children, Emma and Clara.
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