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Minister Ng promotes international trade opportunities in British Columbia

| Global Affairs Canada | news releases

The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, today concluded a week-long visit to British Columbia, where she connected with local businesses and government officials to advance international trade opportunities across a variety of key sectors.


Parliamentary Secretary Damoff to travel to Costa Rica

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The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Pam Damoff, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Consular Affairs), will travel to Costa Rica from July 24 to July 26, 2024, for an official consular relations and bilateral visit.


Minister Joly to attend Association of Southeast Asian Nations meetings in Laos

| Global Affairs Canada | news releases

July 24, 2024 - Tokyo, Japan - Global Affairs Canada Since the elevation of Canada’s Strategic Partnership with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in September 2023, Canada has increased its diplomatic and political engagement across the ASEAN region, demonstrating its value and concrete commitment as an active and reliable partner to ASEAN.


Biographical notes

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Mark Berman (BA [Political Science and International Relations], University of Saskatchewan, 1982; LLB, University of Saskatchewan, 1986; LLM, London School of Economics, 1989) joined the Government of Canada in 1989 as adviser to the minister of the environment; he then served as executive assistant to the deputy minister of the environment. In 1993, he joined the UN Environment Programme in Nairobi as a legal officer. After 6 years in Nairobi and Geneva, he returned to Canada as a director in the Office of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development. He then joined the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) in 2000 as deputy director for human security and peacebuilding. In 2005, he returned to Environment Canada as director for climate change negotiations. In 2008, he was seconded to CIDA’s Multilateral Branch as acting director general for environmental sustainability and economic growth. In 2009, Mr. Berman joined the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade as executive director for Climate and Energy and Canada’s representative on the Compliance Committee of the Kyoto Protocol. He served as executive director for international crime and terrorism in 2012 and was appointed director general for consular policy in 2017. Most recently, he served as high commissioner in Guyana and ambassador to Suriname and the Caribbean Community.


Announcement of new diplomatic appointments

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The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced the following diplomatic appointments: Mark Berman becomes High Commissioner in Jamaica. Mr. Berman replaces Emina Tudakovic.


Minister Joly to travel to Japan

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The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that she will visit Japan from July 22 to 24, 2024.


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