Neil Swain is the Commercial Attaché at the Embassy of Canada in Greece. He has been a Commercial Officer for over 23 years and has been posted to South Korea, Montreal, Romania and now Greece, where is also responsible for Canadian business in Cyprus. Originally from Montreal, he received his Bachelors degree from St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia (eastern Canada) and a Masters in International Relations from Yonsei University, South Korea. Before representing Canada on the international stage, Neil worked across Canada and around the world as an English teacher, mining core-splitter, head waiter, and bartender. He has two children who attend university and work in Canada.