The U.S. administration’s recent rhetoric towards Canada as well as the on-again-off-again tariffs on two-way trade have shaken the long-standing amicable partnership. Canada’s new prime minister, Mark Carney, called his recent meeting with President Donald Trump “constructive,” although he dismissed the notion of any annexation with the United States, saying, Canada is “not for sale, it won't be for sale – ever."
Please join us for a conversation between Canada’s consul general to New York, Tom Clark, and SAIS adjunct lecturer Christopher Sands, who will discuss the current state of the relationship and whether, as some have opined, the old relationship is indeed “over.”
The event will take place on Thursday, June 5, 2025 at the Canadian Consulate in New York City.
All Johns Hopkins University alumni are invited to attend. Your ticket includes drinks and light appetizers. Deadline to register is June 2.
Speaker Biographies:
In 2023, Tom Clark was appointed Consul General of Canada in New York by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Prior to his appointment, Clark served as chair of Global Public Affairs, one of the largest public affairs and strategic communications firms in Canada. Previously, he was one of Canada’s most respected broadcast journalists. During his 45-year career, he was posted as bureau chief to Washington, D.C., and China, in addition to working in more than 30 countries, including tours in eight active war zones.
Christopher Sands is an Adjunct Lecturer, Director of the Hopkins Center for Canadian Studies, and Faculty Co-Lead for Technology and Innovation at SAIS. He is a faculty advisor in the SAIS Doctorate in International Affairs program.
All event participants are asked to follow the Johns Hopkins Alumni Association Community Standards for Alumni Events.
Disclaimer: The perspectives and opinions expressed by the speaker(s) during this program are those of the speaker(s) and not, necessarily, those of Johns Hopkins University and the scheduling of any speaker at an alumni event or program does not constitute the University’s endorsement of the speaker’s perspectives and opinions.
