With almost 20 years in Washington, DC and several years working abroad, Paul Frazer draws upon extensive experience in both the public and private sectors to counsel clients on the best strategic approach to securing their interests. His wide-ranging and long-standing professional relationships in Washington, DC serve clients well in the pursuit of their objectives. He is committed to helping clients do their best in doing business in the United States.
Paul advises a broad and varied range of private sector and public sector North American and international clients on how best to promote and protect their interests. He covers a wide selection of issue areas including energy, environment, natural resources, health care, trade and trade policy, financial services, and border security as they relate to public policy formulation, legislative and/or regulatory action. In January, 2010 Paul was appointed Special Advisor on Canada-US Relations to the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.
Paul has served with the Canadian Foreign Service, taking assignments in Ottawa, New York, Warsaw, Washington, and in Prague as Ambassador to the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
In Ottawa, he served as Communications Director to Canada’s Prime Minister and as Spokesperson to the Foreign Minister. He also previously served as Assistant, International Economic Affairs to the Minister of Finance and as Executive Director of Canada’s economic and political assistance program for Central Europe and the former Soviet Union.
For six years prior to entering the private sector Paul served as Minister, Public Affairs at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, DC where he engaged in the full range of key issues of Canada-U.S. relations and bilateral efforts to advance objectives and resolves problems.
A graduate of McGill and Carleton Universities, Paul is an alumnus Fellow of Harvard University’s Weatherhead Center for International Affairs. He serves as the U.S. Co-Chair of the Canada Institute Advisory Board of the Woodrow Wilson Center and is a Director of the National Gallery of Canada Foundation in the United States.
In addition, he has served on the Board of Directors of the Canadian-American Business Council and the Board of Overseers of the Corcoran Museum of Art.
Alberta Venture magazine named Paul to its “2011 List of Alberta’s Most Influential People”.
Paul has often written about doing business in the United States. He is a frequent speaker at international conferences, and he is often a guest on national television, radio, and in the print media providing commentary on cross border political, economic, security, and trade questions.
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