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The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced the appointment of Sarah Taylor as Ambassador of Canada to the Russian Federation. She replaces Alison LeClaire.
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The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced today that she will travel to San Francisco, California, on November 13-17, 2023, to participate in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Annual Ministerial Meeting hosted by U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken.
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This meeting, hosted by the United States, will provide an opportunity for Canada to further its international trade and investment priorities, including...
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The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing new sanctions against 9 individuals and 6 entities under the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations.
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The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, participated today in the International Humanitarian Conference for the Civilian Population in Gaza held on the sidelines of the 2023 Paris Peace Forum. While there, Minister Hussen announced that Canada is allocating $20 million in funding, from the already announced $60 million, for humanitarian assistance to address urgent needs in Gaza, the West Bank and neighbouring areas.
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Minister Joly will take part in sessions with her G7 counterparts to discuss the unprecedented and rapidly evolving conflict between Israel and Hamas, the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza, Russia’s ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine and shared challenges in the Indo-Pacific, including foreign interference.
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Today, the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, announced $35.5 million in funding over the next 3 years to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank to support its project Nature-Positive Food Systems for Climate Change Adaptation.
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The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that the Honourable Robert Oliphant, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, will travel to Yaoundé, Cameroon, to participate in the 44th session of the Ministerial Conference of La Francophonie on November 4 and 5, 2023.
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The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development has concluded her first full-scale Team Canada Trade Mission to Osaka and Tokyo, Japan.
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The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada, in coordination with the United Kingdom and the United States, is imposing sanctions against 39 individuals and 22 entities under the Special Economic Measures (Burma) Regulations in response to the February 1, 2021, military coup d’état that saw Myanmar’s democratically elected government overthrown by a military regime.
