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Former PM Joe Clark honoured for international leadership, innovation

Former Prime Minister Joe Clark speaks at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Ottawa on June 2, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

ATLANTA – An international governance think tank has honoured former prime minister Joe Clark for his “extraordinary contributions” to innovation in global governance.

Waterloo-based Centre for International Governance and Innovation named Clark as one of its 2016 Honourees at an event in Atlanta, Ga.

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At the International Studies Association Conference Friday night, the president of CIGI commended Clark for setting “powerful precedents” in global governance.

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Clark is currently vice chair of the Global Leadership Foundation, and he is president and founder of an international consulting firm.

Alvaro de Soto, who was formerly under-secretary-general of the United Nations, was also honoured.

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