September 19, 2014 - Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today announced the following diplomatic appointments:
René Cremonese becomes High Commissioner in the Republic of Cameroon.
Troy Lulashnyk becomes Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt.
Martine Moreau becomes Ambassador to the State of Kuwait.
Roman Waschuk becomes Ambassador to Ukraine.
Biographical notes follow.
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René Cremonese (BA [Political Science], University of British Columbia, 1982; Certificate of French Studies, University of Strasbourg, 1983; MA [Political Studies], Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, 1985) began his career with the Department of External Affairs in 1987 as a liaison officer in the Summits Management Office. Since then, Mr. Cremonese has held a variety of positions within the department, with a particular focus on the Asian and Oceanian regions. In Ottawa, Mr. Cremonese has held several positions, including departmental policy adviser in the Office of the Secretary of State (Asia-Pacific), director of the Outreach Programs and E-Communications Division, manager of the Outreach and Communications Team in the G-8 and G-20 Summits Policy Division, and director of the Planning, Advocacy and Innovation Division. Abroad, Mr. Cremonese has served as second secretary (political) in Manila, counsellor (political) in Jakarta and deputy high commissioner in Canberra. He currently serves as deputy chief information officer and executive director of the Client Relations and IT Governance Division. Mr. Cremonese is married to Mary Jean Comfort. They have two children, Elena and Marc. Mr. Cremonese replaces Benoît-Pierre Laramée.
Troy Lulashnyk (BA [Political Science], University of Winnipeg, 1992; MA [Political Science], University of Manitoba, 1995) worked at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade as a non-proliferation officer (1996-1999) and a senior policy adviser on international security (1999-2002). In his capacity as director of the Global Partnership Program (2002-2006), he helped manage the Cold War legacy of weapons and materials of mass destruction and related expertise in the former Soviet Union. Then, as director general in the Non-Proliferation and Security Threat Reduction Bureau at Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (2006-2011), he was responsible for international security programming related to threat reduction, counterterrorism and combatting international criminal activity. For the past three years (2011-2014), Mr. Lulashnyk has served as ambassador to Ukraine, where he strongly supported the bilateral relationship and the aspirations of the Ukrainian people for democracy and freedom. Mr. Lulashnyk replaces David Drake.
Martine Moreau (Bachelor of Business Administration, École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Montréal, Université de Montréal, 1986; MBA, École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Montréal, Université de Montréal, 1997) worked for 12 years as an auditor and as manager of corporate financial consulting at Ernst & Young in Montréal, before joining the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in 1998. Ms. Moreau has held progressively more senior assignments at headquarters, including as trade commissioner in the Intellectual Property, Information and Technology Trade Policy Division, the U.S. Business Development Division and the International Financing Division; as deputy director of the Strategic Initiatives Division and the European Union, Western and Central Europe Division; and as director of the Europe and Eurasia Commercial Relations Division. Abroad, Ms. Moreau has served as a trade commissioner in Seattle, Washington. Most recently, she held the position of director, Europe/EU Commercial Relations and Advocacy. Ms. Moreau holds a Canadian Chartered Accountant designation. Ms. Moreau replaces Douglas George.
Roman Waschuk (BA [History], University of Toronto, 1983; MA [History], University of Toronto, 1985) began his career with the Department of External Affairs in 1987. First posted as second secretary (political) in Moscow, he subsequently served as counsellor (political) in Kyiv and counsellor (political) and minister-counsellor (political/economic) in Berlin. In Ottawa, Mr. Waschuk’s positions have included deputy director of the European Union Division, deputy director of the Policy Planning Division, director of the Global Partnership for Biological Non-Proliferation, Chemical Weapons Destruction and Redirection of Former Weapons Scientists Division, and director of the Stabilization and Reconstruction Programs Division. Since 2011, Mr. Waschuk has served as ambassador to Serbia, with concurrent accreditation to Macedonia and Montenegro. Mr. Waschuk replaces Troy Lulashnyk.
