AMCHAM Canada is pleased to announce the appointment of U.S. Ambassador David Jacobson as its Honourary Chair.  “Ambassador Jacobson will bring a wealth of experience to the role of Honourary Chair,” said Robert Bathgate, AMCHAM Canada President.  “We are excited to be working with the Ambassador to expand awareness of Canada-U.S. trade and business, and the tremendous opportunities that flow from it.”  

As Honourary Chair, Ambassador Jacobson will help build relationships between business leaders and lend support to AMCHAM Canada events and members. “I’m very pleased to accept my new role with AMCHAM Canada,” said Ambassador Jacobson. “I look forward to being part of a dynamic organization that promotes cross-border business opportunities between two of the world’s great trading and commercial partners.  This is especially important given the President's initiative to increase exports from small and medium sized businesses.”  

About David Jacobson

Ambassador Jacobson was sworn in at the State Department in Washington, D.C. as U.S. Ambassador on September 25, 2009 and presented his credentials to the Governor General of Canada on October 2, 2009. Most recently he served as Special Assistant to the President for Presidential Personnel. Before serving in the White House, Ambassador Jacobson spent 30 years gaining expertise in the areas of complex commercial, class action, securities, insurance and business litigation as a partner at the law firm Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal LLP. While working as a partner at Sonnenschein, Ambassador Jacobson also founded AtomWorks, an organization to bring together corporate, civic and academic leaders in order to foster nanotechnology in the Midwest. He also served as a member of CEOs for Cities, a national bipartisan alliance of 75 mayors, corporate executives, university presidents and nonprofit leaders organized to advance the economic competitiveness of cities. Ambassador Jacobson received a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and was the Administrative Editor of the Georgetown Law Journal. He received his B.A. from Johns Hopkins University.