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Brian Oak

Brian Oak took up his responsibilities as Consul General in January 2006, coming to Atlanta directly from Quito, where he had served as the Canadian Ambassador to Ecuador.  Mr. Oak’s previous postings abroad include Prague, Washington, and Santiago.

Mr. Oak joined Canada’s Trade Commissioner Service in 1978.  In Ottawa, he worked in the Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Japan, and United States Trade Development Divisions of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.  From 2000 to 2003 he was Director of the Policy and Strategic Planning Division in the Trade Commissioner Service, and subsequently was appointed Executive Assistant to the Deputy Minister of International Trade.

A native of Ottawa, Mr. Oak received both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from that city’s Carleton University.  He and his wife, Lydia, have two sons, Jason and Adrian.

Consul General Oak’s responsibilities cover a six-state territory in the southeastern United States (Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee).