The Canadian Institute of International Affairs (CIIA) was a Canadian

Canada

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, non-partisan, nationwide forum for the discussion and analysis of international affairs

International relations

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. The CIIA had 13 branches across Canada and a membership of 1,300. It hosted conferences, seminars and a speaker series. The CIIA was a registered charity

Charitable organization

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 with the Canada Revenue Agency

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In 2007, the CIIA was reformed as the Canadian International Council

Canadian International Council

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Governance

Members of the CIIA's Board of Directors

Board of directors

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 once included John English, The Hon. Roy MacLaren

Roy MacLaren

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, Don Newman and Jodi White

Jodi White

Jodi White was Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister's Office under The Right Honourable Kim Campbell in 1993. She previously held the post of President of the Public Policy Forum, an independent, national, non-profit organization with a mandate to promote better public policy and better public...

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