Prime Minister announces Canada’s Ambassador to the United States
March 26, 2020 Ottawa, Ontario Canada and the United States enjoy a unique and strong relationship based on deep people-to-people connections, shared geography, common values and interests, and mutually beneficial economic and security ties. The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced that Kirsten Hillman has been appointed as Canada’s Ambassador to the United States. Ms. […]
RHOMA salutes the heroic efforts of Canadian diplomats in the fight against COVID19
The Retired Heads of Mission Association (RHOMA) salutes the professionalism and dedication of our colleagues at Global Affairs Canada headquarters and Canadian diplomats and local employees around the world working tirelessly to help Canadians abroad under the current very challenging circumstances.
Address by Minister of Foreign Affairs to the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations
February 21, 2020 – Montréal, Quebec Check against delivery. This speech has been translated in accordance with the Government of Canada’s official languages policy and edited for posting and distribution in accordance with its communications policy. Thank you for this warm introduction. What a pleasure to be back here at CORIM [Montreal Council on Foreign […]
Announcement of a new diplomatic appointment
February 7, 2020 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced the following diplomatic appointment: Peter MacArthur becomes Ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines. Mr. MacArthur replaces John Holmes. Biographical note
Canadian Ambassadors of Note Recognized by their Peers
Canadian Ambassadors of Note Recognized by their Peers (Ottawa, December 18, 2019) In a new initiative, retired Canadian Ambassadors recognize Canadian Ambassadors of Note who have distinguished themselves by their remarkable achievements since the beginning of Canada’s diplomatic presence abroad. On December 10, Associate Deputy Minister Vincent Rigby and the President of the Retired Heads […]
New PM Mandate Letters for Global Affairs Canada Ministers
December 13, 2019 Ottawa, Ontario Here are the PM mandate letters for Global Affairs Canada ministers: Minister of Foreign Affairs Mandate Letter Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade Mandate Letter Minister of International Development Mandate Letter
Announcement of a new diplomatic appointment
November 21, 2019 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Francois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced the following diplomatic appointment: Sarah Taylor becomes Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand. Ms. Taylor replaces Donica Pottie. Biographical note
Blair Seaborn Obituary
Obituary Canadian diplomat Blair Seaborn carried out a secret mission during the Vietnam War Greg Donaghy Special to The Globe and Mail J. Blair Seaborn was already, at 40 years of age (as seen here), one of Canada’s ‘ablest diplomats,’ in the words of Canadian foreign minister Paul Martin Sr. External Affairs via […]
Announcement of new diplomatic appointments
November 4, 2019 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced the following diplomatic appointments: Larisa Galadza becomes Ambassador to Ukraine. Ms. Galadza replaces Roman Waschuk. Kumar Gupta becomes High Commissioner in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Mr. Gupta replaces Carla Hogan Rufelds. Biographical notes
New Biography of Marcel Cadieux
Before official bilingualism was established in 1969, francophones were scarce in the Canadian public service. Marcel Cadieux was one of the few, becoming arguably the most important francophone diplomat and civil servant in Canadian history. Brendan Kelly’s insightful, entertaining biography reveals a complex figure. Born in 1915 to a Montreal letter carrier who believed that […]
Announcement of new diplomatic appointments
October 24, 2019 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced the following diplomatic appointments: Caroline Charette becomes Ambassador to Hungary. Ms. Charette replaces Isabelle Poupart. Marcy Grossman becomes Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates. Ms. Grossman replaces Masud Husain. Karolina Guay becomes Ambassador to the […]
Announcement of New Diplomatic Appointments
This announcement from Global Affairs Canada on October 21, 2019: We are pleased to inform you of the following diplomatic appointments: Marcy Grossman becomes Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates. Karolina Guay becomes Ambassador to the Republic of El Salvador. Catherine Ivkoff becomes Ambassador to Mongolia. Alison LeClaire becomes Ambassador to the Russian Federation. Jean-Philippe […]
Canadian delegation to attend 74th session of United Nations General Assembly
September 21, 2019 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada Global Affairs Canada today announced that Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Marta Morgan will lead a Canadian delegation to New York from September 23 to 27, 2019 to attend the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Deputy Minister Morgan will join Ambassador and […]
Announcement of new diplomatic appointments
September 9, 2019 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced the following diplomatic appointments: Richard Bale becomes High Commissioner in the Republic of Cameroon. Mr. Bale replaces Nathalie O’Neil. Alan Bowman becomes Ambassador to the Republic of Croatia. Mr. Bowman replaces Daniel Maksymiuk. Jamal Khokhar […]
Announcement of a new diplomatic appointment
September 5, 2019 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced the following diplomatic appointment: Donica Pottie becomes Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Ms. Pottie replaces Peter MacDougall. Biographical note
Prime Minister announces appointment of Dominic Barton as Ambassador to China
September 4, 2019 Ottawa, Ontario The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced the appointment of Dominic Barton as Canada’s Ambassador to China. Mr. Barton chaired Canada’s Advisory Council on Economic Growth. He has directly advised Canada’s Cabinet, and served as a member of the Advisory Committee on the Public Service, which was established by former […]
Announcement of new diplomatic appointments
September 3, 2019 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced the following diplomatic appointments: Brahim Achtoutal becomes Consul General in Istanbul (Republic of Turkey). Mr. Achtoutal replaces Ulric Shannon. Patrice Cousineau becomes Ambassador to the Republic of Tunisia. Mr. Cousineau replaces Carol McQueen. Mark Glauser […]
Announcement of new diplomatic appointments
August 28, 2019 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced the following diplomatic appointments: Graeme C. Clark becomes Ambassador to the United Mexican States. Mr. Clark replaces Pierre Alarie. Michael Elliot becomes Ambassador to the Republic of Mali. Mr. Elliot replaces Louis Verret. Lisa Helfand […]
Announcement of new diplomatic appointments
August 21, 2019 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced the following diplomatic appointments: Sébastien Beaulieu becomes Ambassador to the Republic of Senegal. Mr. Beaulieu replaces Lise Filiatrault. Heather Cameron becomes Consul General in São Paulo (Federative Republic of Brazil). Ms. Cameron replaces Stéphane Larue. […]
Is Canada Back? Canadian Foreign Policy and the 2019 Election
On June 5, the CIC National Capital Branch, in partnership with the Centre for International Policy Studies (CIPS) at the University of Ottawa, and the Retired Heads of Mission Association (RHOMA), hosted a pre-election panel on Canadian foreign policy – Is Canada Back? The CPAC video of this event is now available at: http://www.cpac.ca/en/programs/public-record/episodes/66034222?jwsource=cl