Wayne Robson, High Commissioner for Canada in Malaysia

Biography

Bachelor of Arts (History), University of British Columbia, 1989; Master of Commercial Law, Deakin University, 2013, Graduate Diploma (Finance) University of London, 2015, Forum for International Trade Training (FITT) International Business Professional, 2017.

Mr. Robson joined Global Affairs Canada in 1991 and is currently the High Commissioner of Canada in Malaysia.

Mr. Robson has previously held a number of positions in Canada, including Regional Director of the Vancouver Regional Office responsible for the Pacific Region, Director of the International Trade Finance Division and Executive Director of the Multi Sectors Practices Division in Ottawa.

He has also served abroad as Second Secretary in Tokyo, First Secretary in Canberra, and Minister-Counsellor and Senior Trade Commissioner in Seoul, Minister-Counsellor and Senior Trade Commissioner at the Canadian Embassy in Mexico, Consul General for Canada in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and acting Consul General at the Consulate General of Canada in Chicago.

Mr. Robson has served as a member of the Board of Directors for the Forum for International Trade Training based in Ottawa.