Len Edwards
Len Edwards is a distinguished fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation. He was Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper’s G8 and G20 sherpa from 2008 to 2010, leading preparations for both the Muskoka G8 and Toronto G20 summits. He served as Canada’s ambassador to Japan and Korea and has held the posts of deputy minister of foreign affairs, agriculture and international trade, as well as assistant deputy minister for trade and economic policy and for the Asia-Pacific. As head of logistics, he organised Canada’s hosting of the 1988 and 1995 G7 summits.
