Rouben Khatchadourian
Senior Government Executive in Residence
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Senior Executive Committee | Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Chief Strategic Policy, External Relations and Communications Officer
Rouben Khatchadourian is a senior executive in the Canadian federal government, joining the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as the Chief Strategic Policy, External Relations and Communications Officer in August 2023. As a member of the Senior Executive Committee, he provides leadership on RCMP-wide policy development, cabinet and parliamentary affairs. He serves as a key liaison with Central Agencies to advance programs, policy and funding proposals that bolster RCMP’s capacities to adapt and deliver public safety and law enforcement priorities. His portfolio also includes the RCMP’s National Communications Service and Public Affairs program.
He was previously at the Public Health Agency of Canada at the height of Canada’s COVID-19 pandemic response as Vice President for Strategic Policy. His portfolio was accountable for advancing public health in government decision-making, inter-governmental relations with Provinces and Territories, and Public Health Agency of Canada institutional renewal in light of lessons learned during the pandemic. From 2019-2022 he was in the Privy Council Office as the Director of Operations in the Economic and Regional Development Policy secretariat. In this position, he was responsible for leading the team that supports Cabinet committee business and whole-of-government policy coordination for the following issue areas: environment and climate change, energy and natural resources, agriculture, transport, and fisheries and oceans.
Prior to Privy Council Office he served as a career diplomat in the Canadian Foreign Service for 23 years, holding various leadership positions at Global Affairs Canada in the trade, global and political and military issues portfolios. Notable executive positions included: Director General for Trade Controls regulating the trade of supply-managed commodities and the exports of military and sensitive goods; Corporate Secretary; Executive Director for Defence and Security Relations; and Head of the G8 Presidency Unit during the G8 Muskoka and G20 Toronto Summits (2008-2010). Diplomatic postings in missions abroad included London, Beijing, Amman and Riyadh.
Rouben is a recipient of the King’s Coronation Medal, and a graduate of École des Hautes Études Commerciales (BBA) and the London School of Economics and Political science, (Executive Master of Sciences Diplomacy and International Strategy).