Group Cannon, led by Lawrence Cannon, draws upon a team of collaborators whose range of expertise and experience contributes to paving the way towards success. The team assists in creating and maintaining strategic alliances, connections and partnerships with key players worldwide.
Mr. Cannon is CEO of Group Cannon, a unique corporate diplomacy consultation service aimed at corporations wishing to grow their business on international markets. Group Cannon will help them create and maintain strategic alliances, connections and partnerships with other key players worldwide in line with their corporate goals, while minimizing the risks often associated with such ventures in foreign lands.
Accolades
Prix Hermès de carrière, Université Laval, Québec, Canada, 2019
Honorary degree, Université du Québec en Outaouais, Québec, Canada, 2019
Commandeur de l’Ordre de la Pléiade, France, 2018
Commandeur de l’Ordre National de la Légion d’honneur, France, 2017
Honorary degree in International Relations, American Graduate School in Paris, France, 2016
Order of Gatineau, Québec, Canada, 2013
Prix Grands diplômés de l’Université Laval, Québec, Canada, 2012
Personality of the Year by Tourisme Outaouais, Québec, Canada, 2011
A Significant Diplomatic Footprint
After taking office in Paris, Mr. Cannon actively promoted Canada’s economic interests including the adoption by the European Union of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). He deployed major efforts to increase Canada-France cross-investments resulting in the Program for Enhanced Cooperation, ratified in November 2014.
Prior to his appointment in Paris, and in his capacity as head of the Canadian diplomatic corps and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Cannon led the coordination of Canada’s emergency assistance measures to the people of Haiti following the disastrous earthquake of 2010, the warming of diplomatic relations between Canada and China, the preparation of the 2010 G8 and G20 summit meetings hosted by Canada and the improvement of diplomatic and trade relations with the United States. He also contributed to the implementation of Canada’s new Arctic foreign policy.
The Honourable Lawrence Cannon
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