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DCFR is very excited to bring you a summer program with the Consul General of Canada in the U.S. Mountain West, Sylvain Fabi. He joins us to talk trade, treaties, tariffs, and Colorado’s role in Canada-United States relations.

This candid discussion will focus on the current bilateral political and trade relationship between Canada and the U.S., with an emphasis on Colorado. Consul General Fabi will also share insights and anecdotes from his career in the Canadian foreign service as a diplomat and treaty negotiator, with assignments in Moscow, Cuba, Chile, Jamaica, and most recently, Denver.

Sylvain Fabi (BBA, Bishop’s University, 1988) joined the Consulate General of Canada in Denver in October 2020. As Canada's Consul General in the U.S. Mountain West Region, Mr. Fabi oversees a team of 17 people who work within Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Utah and Wyoming to strengthen trade and economic ties; enhance political, academic and cultural links; and assist Canadians visiting or living in the five-state territory.  

Mr. Fabi joined the Trade Commissioner Service of External Affairs and International Trade Canada in 1992.  He worked in various geographic and trade policy divisions in Ottawa.  He was senior departmental adviser to the Minister of International Trade (2009 to 2010), Director for bilateral relations with South America and the Caribbean (2010 to 2013) and Executive Director of the North America Policy and Relations Division (2013 to 2015). He was also Canada’s chief negotiator for the modernization of the Columbia River Treaty with the United States (2017-2023).

Mr. Fabi’s assignments abroad include trade commissioner at the embassy in Moscow (1995 to 1998), commercial counsellor at the embassy in Havana (2001 to 2005) and commercial counsellor at the embassy in Santiago (2005 to 2009). Mr. Fabi served as High Commissioner for Canada in Jamaica and the Bahamas (2015 to 2017). Before becoming Consul General in Denver, he was Executive Director, U.S. Transboundary Affairs Division (2017 to 2020). 

Mr. Fabi is married to Jany Joyal and has two children, Frédéric and Isabelle.

Please note: This program is not part of the Global Affairs Speaker Dinners. It is in partnership with the Consulate General of Canada to the United States, in Denver.