Frédéric Fournier, Head of Office at the Consulate of Canada in San Diego, shares a profile of the strong partnership that exists between Canada and San Diego with reflections on key milestones and opportunities over the past four years of his term. San Diego is a community with deep roots in innovation and it is fertile ground for more collaborations with Canadian entrepreneurs and scientists in sectors as diverse as life sciences, ICT, defense, oceantech, and more.

For our first issue of 2019, we are honoured to welcome Consul General Zaib Shaikh to our community. As our new Consul General of Canada for Southern California, Arizona and Nevada, we asked Zaib if he would share some of his perspectives on his role and on the opportunities to build upon the special economic and cultural relationship that Southern California and Canada share together.