Vice-President, Federal Government Relations
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As Vice-President, Federal Government Relations, Kim oversees the government relations and advocacy efforts on the federal scene. Specifically, she is responsible for the intellectual property, trade policy and transportation infrastructure files. Kim joined RCC in May 2006.
Prior to joining RCC, Kim was Director of Communications to the Foreign Affairs Minister, Pierre S. Pettigrew. Prior to joining Minister Pettigrew's office, she spent two years advising the Honourable James S. Peterson, then International Trade Minister on trade policy issues. Before joining the political world, Kim contracted her communication services to the Government of Canada and was awarded the Head of Public Service Award for her team's work on the initial BSE outbreak in Canada.
Kim is the President of Carleton University's Norman Paterson School of International Affairs Alumni Association in Ottawa, where she received a Master's degree in Trade Policy and Global Finance. She is also an alumnus of McGill University in Montreal, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in American history.