| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable Jim Carr, Minister of International Trade Diversification, will be in Vancouver and Surrey, British Columbia, today to highlight how Budget 2019 is helping businesses in the province to expand their markets and increase exports, while also assisting local communities in attracting foreign direct investment.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concluded her trip to Ukraine today, where she met with various officials following recent presidential elections.
| Global Affairs Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Jim Carr, Minister of International Trade Diversification, will highlight how the Government of Canada is helping BC businesses expand their markets and increase exports, while also assisting BC communities attract foreign direct investment, in Vancouver and Surrey, British-Columbia.
| Global Affairs Canada | media advisories
Tuesday, May 7, 2019 - The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will hold a media teleconference following her participation at the Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Finland.
| Global Affairs Canada | backgrounders
Perry Calderwood (BA Hons [Soviet and East European Studies], Carleton University, 1983; MA [International Affairs], Carleton University, 1986) joined the Department of External Affairs in 1986. During his time at Headquarters, he has served as director for Eastern and Southern Africa and deputy to the personal representative of the prime minister for Africa (2004 to 2007), as deputy director of the United Nations and Commonwealth Affairs Division (1998 to 2000) and in the Arms Control and Disarmament Division (1989 to 1992). Abroad, he has served in New York City, Bogotá, Moscow, Buenos Aires and Pretoria. He was ambassador to Venezuela (2007 to 2010) and to Senegal (2010 to 2013), high commissioner in Nigeria (2013 to 2016) and, most recently, high commissioner in Pakistan (2016 to 2018).
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced the following diplomatic appointments:
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement on the presidential amnesty granted to the two Reuters journalists in Myanmar:
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
Today in Washington, D.C., the Honourable Jim Carr, Minister of International Trade Diversification, discussed Canada’s long-standing commitment to the rules-based international trade system and its deep ties to the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. He also engaged with industry stakeholders on Canada-United States trade issues.
| Global Affairs Canada | backgrounders
As a global Arctic leader, Canada will demonstrate its commitment to the circumpolar region by investing $28.7 million over the next year in the following key areas
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concluded her trip to Rovaniemi, Finland, today, where she participated in the Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting.
