Frank Deeg is the Principal Adviser for Economic & Commercial Affairs at the European Commission Delegation in Ottawa, Canada.

He briefly worked as an engineer for various private corporations in the Netherlands and Canada before joining the Commission of the European Union at its Ottawa Delegation in 1977. In his current position Frank Deeg is responsible for monitoring and reporting on Canadian political, economic and industrial developments of relevance to the European Commission in Brussels. In addition, he has participated extensively for the past 27 years in the implementation of the 1976 EC-Canada Framework Agreement on Commercial and Economic Cooperation.

Deeg holds a B.A.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Waterloo, and a Master’s degree in International Affairs from Carleton University.

• EU-Canada S&T Relations (December 7, 2004)