Yves Tiberghien, a SPPGA Faculty Associate, UBC Professor of Political Science, and Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada Distinguished Fellow, has been named Knight of the National Order of Merit, a French distinction. He was nominated under the Foreign Ministry category. An initial award ceremony was held in June 2018 at the French Embassy in Ottawa and he was recognized at an official diplomatic ceremony on January 8, 2019.
Officially nominated by the President of France as “Chevalier de l’ordre du mérite,” the medal rewards “distinguished civil or military achievement.” The award recognizes Professor Tiberghien’s work on topics of global governance supported by both France and Canada. Yves is Director Emeritus of the Institute of Asian Research and Executive Director of the China Council at UBC alongside being a political economist of Asia and one of Canada’s leading China experts.
