| Global Affairs Canada | readouts
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, spoke yesterday with Marco Rubio, the United States’ new Secretary of State. The Minister congratulated Secretary Rubio on his appointment to the position and expressed that she is looking forward to working closely with him on priorities shared by the United States and Canada.
| Global Affairs Canada | backgrounders
Robin Wettlaufer (BA [International Relations], University of British Columbia, 1998; MA [Political Science], York University, 2000) joined the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in 1998. At Headquarters, she has worked as desk officer for Iraq and as conflict prevention adviser for the G8 foreign ministers’ process, and she has also served in Regional Security and Peacekeeping and in the Japan Division. She was senior adviser to the Darfur peace process, from 2010 to 2011, and deputy director for the Sudan and South Sudan Task Force from 2011 to 2013. Overseas, she served in Ramallah from 2005 to 2008; in Islamabad from 2008 to 2010; in Istanbul, as Canada’s special representative for Syria, from 2014 to 2019; and again in Ramallah, as representative to the Palestinian Authority, from 2019 to 2022. Most recently, she was director of the Centre for International Digital Policy and the Rapid Response Mechanism (2022 to 2024).
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced the following diplomatic appointment: Robin Wettlaufer becomes Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria. Ms. Wettlaufer replaces Michael Callan.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
Today, Canada alongside other G7 RRM members (European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States) as well as G7 RRM Observer states (Australia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden) issued the following statement:
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced she will travel to Washington, D.C., for a bilateral visit from January 15 to 17, 2025.
| Global Affairs Canada | media advisories
The Minister will discuss her visit to Washington D.C. during which she met with U.S. government leaders to discuss ways to bolster the strong partnership between Canada and the United States, including on issues of border security, trade and investment.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, today concluded a 2-day visit to the states of New Jersey and New York.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
Canada continues to be deeply concerned by the dire humanitarian situation in Syria. The Syrian peoples’ needs have reached unprecedented levels after 13 years of crisis, with over 16 million people, almost 70% of the country’s population, urgently requiring assistance.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
“January 9 marked the 20th anniversary of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA). Our governments welcomed this historic agreement, including its provision for a referendum in which the people of what is today South Sudan would determine their own future. The CPA was signed amidst great hope that the South Sudanese people would be able to enjoy peace, human rights and a government responsive to their needs.
| Global Affairs Canada | backgrounders
Effective immediately, Canada is listing 14 individuals under the Special Economic Measures (Venezuela) Regulations who are current and former senior officials of the Venezuelan government and who have engaged in activities that have directly or indirectly supported human rights violations in Venezuela. These activities include ongoing violations and the repression of protests following the illegitimate election of Nicolás Maduro to the Venezuelan presidency in July 2024.
