| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concluded his mission to Europe today with a stop in Lithuania, where he met with Belarusian opposition leader, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, to reiterate Canada’s support for the people of Belarus.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, spoke with Graciela Márquez Colín, Mexico’s Secretary of Economy, on Wednesday, October 14, 2020.
| Global Affairs Canada | backgrounders
Effective immediately, Canada is imposing sanctions against Belarusian officials in response to gross and systematic human rights violations that have been committed in Belarus.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
Following the adoption of a first set of targeted sanctions in coordination with the United Kingdom on September 29th, the Government of Canada is today listing an additional 31 Belarusian officials under the Special Economic Measures (Belarus) Regulations. This second set of sanctions is being adopted in coordination with recent actions taken by the European Union and the United States.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
The need for Canada’s trade to be well diversified has never been more clear. As Canadian businesses confront the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Canada will continue to support the growth of established and aspiring exporters.
| Global Affairs Canada | media advisories
Minister Champagne has been travelling to Greece, Austria, Belgium and Lithuania this week where he met with key European partners to discuss how the international community can address the situations in Belarus, Nagorno-Karabakh and the Eastern Mediterranean.
| Global Affairs Canada | backgrounders
Claude Demers (MIA [International Affairs], Columbia University, 1998; LLB and BCL [Law], McGill University, 1990; BSc [Urban Planning], University of Quebec in Montréal, 1986) started with the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in 1998.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
Claude Demers becomes Ambassador to the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire. Mr. Demers replaces Julie Shouldice.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
Today, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Foreign Affairs, took part in the virtual Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers’ Meeting to discuss multilateral solutions in addressing the global COVID-19 pandemic, economic recovery, and action on climate change.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement: “Today, Canada and China mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.
