ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEW DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENTS
August 10, 2022 – April 13, 2023
News Releases from Global Affairs Canada
Announcements made by The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs:
Paul Gibbard becomes Ambassador to the Holy See. Mr. Gibbard replaces Dennis Savoie.
Tamara Mawhinney becomes Ambassador to the Republic of Korea. Ms. Mawhinney replaces Mark Fletcher.
Victoria Singmin becomes Ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, in Jakarta. Ms. Singmin replaces Diedrah Kelly.
Tom Clark becomes Consul General in New York (United States of America).
Catherine Godin becomes Ambassador to the Republic of Poland. Ms. Godin replaces Leslie Scanlon.
Eric Walsh becomes High Commissioner in the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Mr. Walsh replaces David McKinnon.
Madeleine Féquière becomes Consul General in Chicago (United States of America). Ms. Féquière replaces John Cruickshank.
David Hartman becomes Ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines. Mr. Hartman replaces Peter MacArthur.
Leslie Scanlon becomes High Commissioner in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Ms. Scanlon replaces Wendy Gilmour.
Anna-Karine Asselin becomes Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic. Ms. Asselin replaces Mark Allen.
Arif Keshani becomes High Commissioner in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Mr. Keshani replaces Kumar Gupta.
Martine Moreau becomes High Commissioner in the Republic of Ghana. Ms. Moreau replaces Kathleen Csaba.
François Lafrenière becomes Ambassador to the Republic of Mali. Mr. Lafrenière replaces Michael Elliott.
David Sproule becomes Special Representative for Afghanistan.
Jeanette Stovel becomes Ambassador to the Republic of Finland. Ms. Stovel replaces Jason Tolland.
Tara Scheurwater becomes Consul General in Istanbul (Republic of Türkiye). Ms. Scheurwater replaces Brahim Achtoutal.
Lorraine Diguer becomes Ambassador to the Republic of Tunisia. Ms. Diguer replaces Patrice Cousineau.
Sara Nicholls becomes High Commissioner in the Republic of Mozambique. Ms. Nicholls replaces Caroline Delany.
Élise Racicot becomes Ambassador to the Portuguese Republic. Ms. Racicot replaces Elizabeth Rice Madan.
David Da Silva becomes Representative to the Palestinian Authority. Mr. Da Silva replaces Robin Wettlaufer.
Louis Marcotte becomes Ambassador to the Republic of Peru. Mr. Marcotte replaces Ralph Jansen.
