Bruce Heyman

Bruce Heyman
United States Ambassador to Canada
In office
April 8, 2014 – January 18, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
DeputyElizabeth Moore Aubin
Preceded byDavid Jacobson
Succeeded byKelly Craft
Personal details
Born1958 (age 65–66)
Elmira, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Vicki Heyman
(m. 1980)
Alma materVanderbilt University (BA, MBA)

Bruce Alan Heyman (born 1958) is an American businessman, author, and former diplomat who served as U.S. Ambassador to Canada from 2014 to 2017 under President Barack Obama.

Heyman was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on March 12, 2014 and sworn in by then-Vice President Joe Biden on March 26, 2014.[1] He presented his credentials to the Governor General of Canada, thus beginning his duties in Ottawa, on April 8, 2014. His tenure ended on January 18, 2017.[2][3]

As of 2024, Heyman is CEO of Power Sustainable Capital, a global alternative asset manager.[4]

  1. ^ Ottawa, U. S. Embassy (March 26, 2014). "Excerpts from Ambassador-Designate Heyman's Remarks at Swearing-in Ceremony in Washington". U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Canada. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  2. ^ Revesz, Rachel (January 20, 2017). "Donald Trump has fired all foreign US ambassadors with nobody to replace them". The Independent. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  3. ^ Elizabeth Moore Aubin Becomes Chargé d’Affaires at U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Canada.
  4. ^ "Ex-Goldman Banker Heyman Named CEO of Desmarais' Power Sustainable". Bloomberg.com. October 2, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.