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Home page  About CSIS Affiliated Advisers and Experts James L. LeBlanc
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James L. LeBlancSenior Associate (Non-resident), Americas Program |
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James LeBlanc has been President of the Washington, DC area firm J. LeBlanc International, LLC since its establishment in 1994. He is a partner in S&H/LeBlanc International, a joint venture between J. LeBlanc International, LLC and the venerable Washington public affairs, public relations, media and political consulting firm, Smith & Harroff, Inc. Mr. LeBlanc is also a senior executive in Global Smarts, Inc. a content driven multi-media firm focusing on the issue of the globalization of technology, business and policy.
Mr. LeBlanc has extensive public and political experience at senior levels in the Government of Canada. He has served as Chief of Staff to two senior Cabinet Ministers - the Secretary of State for External Affairs and International Trade; and the Minister of Science and Technology. He has also served as Executive Assistant to the Canadian Ambassador for International Security and Arms Control.
Mr. LeBlanc holds a Graduate degree from Harvard University, specializing in business-government relations in the US; a Graduate degree in International Affairs from the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs in Ottawa; and an Undergraduate degree in Law and Political Science.
Mr. LeBlanc sits on numerous Boards of Directors and Advisory Boards including; the Executive Committee of the Northern Virginia Technology Council and is NVTC Board Liaison to the International Committee; TRADOS Inc.; the Canadian-American Business Council; the Carleton University (U.S.) Foundation; the President's Advisory Council at Carleton University; the Inter-American Economic Council and the Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance and serves as US Executive Director for the CATAlliance. He is a past Director of the International Business Council of the Greater Washington Board of Trade. Mr. LeBlanc is included in the Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in Finance and Industry, Who's Who in Canada and Who's Who in Canadian Technology. As a recognized expert on various international and Canada-U.S. issues, Mr. LeBlanc is often in demand for public speeches, media interviews and presentations. |
CSIS Publications by James L. LeBlanc
Canada Election Series: Canada Election Series: Blue Wave Hits Canada's East Coast 11/13/2003
Canada Election Series: Tory Redux? The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada: Leadership 2003 06/27/2003
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