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Kevin Hamilton (BA [International Relations], University of British Columbia, 1998; MA [International Affairs], Carleton University, 2000) joined the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in 1999.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
“The takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban in August 2021 has led to a political, economic and humanitarian crisis affecting millions of people."
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Effective immediately, Canada is imposing sanctions against 3 Lebanese individuals under the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act (Sergei Magnitsky Law) in coordination with the United States and the United Kingdom. These sanctions list 3 Lebanese nationals involved in acts of significant corruption, including the misappropriation of public assets for personal gain and the transfer of the proceeds of corruption to foreign states.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
Following the third anniversary of the explosion at the Port of Beirut, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing sanctions under the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act (Sergei Magnitsky Law) in coordination with the United Kingdom and the United States.
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“The State of Hawai’i has declared a state of emergency in Maui because of major wildfires, and evacuation efforts are under way on Maui and the island of Hawai’i.
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The Government of Canada maintains the strength and resilience of Canada’s democratic institutions through vigilance, including by monitoring the digital information environment for threats, such as foreign interference.
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The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, and the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, today issued the following statement from the traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabe people:
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing sanctions against 9 individuals and 7 entities under the Special Economic Measures Act. These sanctions are part of the Special Economic Measures (Belarus) Regulations and are being imposed in response to the ongoing gross and systematic violations of human rights occurring in Belarus. They also target persons who are complicit in Russia’s ongoing violations of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, in part through Belarus and with Belarusian support.
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Jessica Blitt (BA Hons [Peace and Conflict Studies and Philosophy], University of Toronto, 1996; MA [International Affairs], Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University, 1999) joined the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in 2002. At Headquarters, she has worked in the Peacebuilding and Human Security Division and the Emergency Management Bureau. She has also been seconded to the Foreign and Defence Policy Secretariat of the Privy Council Office, as well as to National Defence, where she was the deputy director and then director of NATO policy. Overseas, she has served at the Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York, the Embassy to Italy and the Mission to the European Union. Most recently, she was director and senior departmental adviser to the minister of foreign affairs.
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Jessica Blitt becomes Ambassador to the Republic of Croatia. Ms. Blitt replaces Alan Bowman.
