Michael Small was Canada’s High Commissioner to Australia from September 2010 until December 2014.
Before his posting to Australia, he served in Ottawa in the headquarters of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade as Assistant Deputy Minister, Global Issues and then Assistant Deputy Minister, Human Resources.
He served as Canada’s Ambassador to Cuba from 2000–03 and earlier in his diplomatic career, was posted to Mexico, Costa Rica, Brazil and Malaysia.
Since January 2015, he has taken up a position in Vancouver as Executive Director of Renewable Cities, a program of Simon Fraser University’s Centre for Dialogue.
[August 2015]