| Global Affairs Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will hold a bilateral meeting with Mike Pompeo, U.S. Secretary of State, on Friday, May 11, 2018, in Washington, D.C. A photo opportunity will precede the meeting.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
Canada recognizes that Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad’s appointment as prime minister of Malaysia marks the first victory by a coalition of opposition parties since the country gained independence in 1957.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, today concluded a three-day visit to The Bahamas, where she attended the 21st meeting of the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM’s) Council for Foreign and Community Relations to discuss key issues of regional importance, such as the impact of climate change.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement: “Canada supports an effective rules-based international order, and believes that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is essential to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapons capability and to ensure greater regional and global security.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, and Isabella Lövin, Sweden’s Minister for International Development Cooperation and Climate, and Deputy Prime Minister, today announced that Canada will replace Sweden as the donor co-chair of the International Dialogue on Peacebuilding and Statebuilding.
| Global Affairs Canada | speeches
Thank you to Her Excellency Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and my friend, Foreign Minister [Abul Hassan Mahmood] Ali.
| Global Affairs Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will hold a media teleconference from Dhaka, Bangladesh, following her address to the 45th session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Council of Foreign Ministers.
| Global Affairs Canada | backgrounders
Jean Lebel (Ottawa, Ontario) – PhD in environmental sciences, University of Québec in Montréal, Québec; MScA in occupational health sciences, McGill University, Montréal, Québec; B.Sc. in biology (ecology), University du Québec in Montréal, Montréal, Québec.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
Canada is committed to investing in knowledge and solutions that improve people’s lives in the developing world. Through the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada invests in knowledge, innovation, and solutions to improve lives and livelihoods and help drive large-scale positive change.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
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