Big shout out to Global Affairs Canada’s indefatigable teams in their tireless efforts in helping to bring hundreds of Canadians home from South America. I’m incredibly proud to work with such dedicated colleagues.
#CanadaCovid19
#TeamCanada
After three years on the South America file, I am moving to a new role at Global Affairs Canada, leading Canada’s engagement with international financial institutions and policies on governance and economic development. Thanks to my amazing Americas team and a wonderful region.
Posesionamos hoy a
@FedericoHoyos
como Consejero Presidencial para Asuntos Políticos. A sus 34 años tiene un recorrido profesional impecable: congresista, columnista y Embajador en Canadá, donde realizó una excelente tarea. Los mejores éxitos en este nuevo reto.
It is an honour to serve as Assistant Deputy Minister for Sub-Saharan Africa at Global Affairs Canada. I take seriously Canada’s commitment to advancing our relationships with African countries and institutions. Bonne journée de l'Afrique !
It’s International Development Week, and a time to reflect on all the ways Canada is contributing to achieving the sustainable development goals, including in Latin America and the Caribbean.
#IDW2020
#GoForTheGoals
Very best wishes to all Colombians today as they celebrate the 210th anniversary of Colombia’s Declaration of Independence! Canada and Colombia’s relationship continues to thrive thanks to our shared values, strong commercial ties and commitment to peacebuilding and security.
Great town hall with
@HarjitSajjan
today, where we discussed Canada’s development priorities and our workforce of the future. The perfect kick-off to International Development Week.
@CanadaDev
#goforthegoals
It takes a lot of people to plan an international summit, and we had a great team working on Canada’s recent
#LimaGroup
meeting. A group photo with Minister
@FP_Champagne
was a nice way to wrap up our day.
Canada stands with the people of Venezuela in their commitment to restore
#Democracy
&
#HumanRights
. I look forward to continuing my work with
@ovierablanco
, Venezuelan Ambassador to Canada, and fostering the friendship between Canadians and Venezuelans.
Ian Shugart was an inspiration to me, and I feel grateful to have had the opportunity to work with him and learn from him. I believe that many of us were shaped by his example. His legacy will continue through those who respected him and emulate him.
@GAC_Corporate
Ian Shugart inspired us as a public servant, a person of action, and a great leader at GAC. He will be sorely missed. Our deepest condolences to his family, relatives, and friends.
Our bureau took some time to connect and share some of the lighter moments of working from home. Kids, costumes, pets and cooking took centre stage, who knew. Despite these difficult times, there is much to be grateful for -especially each other.
First task in the new job was to serve as Temporary Alternate Governor at the Inter-American Development Bank’s (virtual) Special Meeting to elect its next President. Minister Gould emphasized the importance of gender equality, diversity, inclusion and climate change.
On
#Venezuela
National Independence Day I express my admiration for the people of Venezuela who continue to show such strength in the face of adversity. I will never forget the hope & courage of the Venezuelan migrants I met in Ecuador & Colombia.
It is so nice to be in beautiful Ghana!
I really appreciate the opportunity to meet the dedicated staff at Canada’s High Commission in Accra. Each one of you plays a vital role in advancing the Canada - Ghana relationship and promoting Canada’s objectives. Thank you for that.
Akwaaba
@cheryl_urban
for your first visit to Accra, Ghana as 🇨🇦 Assistant Deputy Minister for Sub-Saharan Africa!
#CanadainGhana
is pleased to welcome you to the colours, sights and sounds of beautiful
#Ghana
🇬🇭!
Planning for Canada’s hosting of the 10th Lima Group meeting was a unique opportunity. How often does one get the chance to be a part of history, fighting for democracy and human rights? We are with you
#Venezuela
.
This is the end to a terrible year. My hope is that we leave it with a better appreciation of the impact of inequality and discrimination, of our inter-connectedness, of the need to prepare for the future, and of the simple pleasure of hugging a friend.
#peaceout2020

Happy
#InternationalWomensDay
everyone! Let’s celebrate women’s achievements, keep pushing for
#GenderEquity
, and call for more women in leadership. We can do it!
Canadian companies abroad promote
#inclusion
and
#diversity
. Today I met Emilia Jarpa, a heavy machine operator at Carmen de Andacollo mine
@TeckChile
, who is paving the way for women in mining.
@TCS_SDC
Gracias Embajador
@FedericoHoyos
por la invitación a participar en la serie Colombia-Canada Talks. Es un verdadero placer hablar sobre la igualdad de género y el empoderamiento de las mujeres y las niñas en Canadá y Colombia con nuestros colegas de
@Women_Canada
.
#CanadayColombia
Congratulations
@ovierablanco
on the presentation of your credentials to
@GGJuliePayette
. I look forward to working with you in your capacity as Ambassador of
#Venezuela
to Canada.
What a great decision to bring
@ArunThangaraj6
on as Associate Deputy Minister of
@Transport_gc
. Arun is one of the best bosses I ever had and I’m so happy for him.
Behind every great event is a talented team that works tirelessly to pull it together. Thank you to
@KarenMcNaught
,
@CdaRash
(Rashma Agarwal) and
@CCACANADA
(Marta Blackwell) for organizing Canada’s PDAC Networking Reception. You rock!
Looking forward to seeing Evelyne Coulombe
@EvyCoul
back in Ottawa after three outstanding years in Rio de Janeiro, where she showed great leadership as Canada’s Consul General.
@CanadaFP
For the past two years
@PattyAAtkinson
has put her heart and her soul into helping Canada deliver on its Venezuela objectives. She is the engine behind what we do, and last week received a
@PafsoApase
award in recognition for her hard work. We congratulate you Patricia!
¡Mis mejores deseos para tod
@s
l
@s
colombian
@s
hoy mientras celebran el 210º aniversario de la Declaración de Independencia de Colombia! La relación multifacética de Canadá y Colombia continúa prosperando gracias a nuestros valores compartidos.
As the colder weather in Ottawa sets in, Global Affairs Canada’s Africa Branch hosted a warm reception for resident Heads of Mission. Looking forward to fostering our collaboration to advance common priorities. 🌍
#Diplomacy
Persons with disabilities, in particular women and girls, are leading on ground-breaking initiatives worldwide to advance a climate resilient, and nature positive world. We must put their voices front and center.
#CoSP15
#disabilityinclusion
@GLAD_Net
@DisabRightsFund
Congratulations Julia Calder, on your Assistant Deputy Minister Award for Strategic Vision, recognizing your exceptional contribution to Canada’s Colombia development program. You’re a valued member of the department.
@CanadaColombia
Pleased to testify today with my team on the Brazil elections and implications for Canada-Brazil relations at the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade.
Really great to meet our staff at the Office of the High Commission of Canada in Zambia. Minister Hussen and I signed the guest book and got to know the staff, some who have been with the mission for over 20 years!
@CanadaZambia
Yesterday Mathare office had the pleasure of hosting
@Cheryl_Urban
, ADM, Sub-Saharan Africa
@CanadaDev
. She was accompanied by Christopher Thornley, HOM
@CanHCKenya
. The duo visited a parent's home & interacted with our scholars. Thank you Cheryl & Christopher for the visit! 🇨🇦🇰🇪
Globally, 1 in 5 women have a disability and face higher rates of gender based violence. Achieving gender equality for all women and girls – including those with disabilities – requires transforming social norms and challenging unequal power relations.
#ShiftThePower
#COSP14
On my way to
#PDAC2020
! Looking forward to deepening connections between Canada and Latin America and the Caribbean at the world’s biggest mining conference!
Proud to rep 🇨🇦 @ Summit Implementation Review Group to discuss progress of Lima Commitment. To advance anti-corruption we must find innovative solutions and consolidate partnerships.
@summitamericas
@canadaoas
#oasassembly
An honour to meet Foreign Minister of Nigeria
@YusufTuggar
in Ottawa to discuss bilateral and multilateral priorities. With growing trade and investment, and deep people-to-people ties, the future of Canada-Nigeria relations is bright. 🇨🇦 🇳🇬
Gracias
@cheryl_urban
por el intercambio de ideas acerca de cómo seguir promoviendo la transparencia y los negocios responsables entre Argentina y Canada! Siempre es un placer! 🇦🇷🇨🇦
Enjoyed a good discussion today with Latin American Ambassadors to Canada about Global Affairs Canada’s priorities for the region. What a great group of people to work with. I’ve enjoyed getting to know all of you and look forward to future collaboration.
Feeling lucky to be a part of the Africa Branch at Global Affairs Canada. Staff got together to raise money for the workplace charitable campaign and showed that they not only have a lot of fun together but also value giving back to their communities.
#GCWCCMatters
I am delighted to be in Manila with our new Executive Director
@DonaldBobiash
for the
@ADB_HQ
annual meeting. The Asian Development Bank is a trusted partner for 🇨🇦 in an important region.
Ethiopia’s State Minister of Foreign Affairs
@MMoach
had a productive meeting with
@cheryl_urban
Deputy Minister at Global Affairs Canada. They discussed various crucial bilateral matters, aiming to strengthen the already robust diplomatic ties between
#Ethiopia
& Canada.
Pleased to have had the opportunity to meet with
@Almagro_OEA2015
this morning. We discussed Venezuela, the upcoming
@OAS_official
General Assembly and shared priorities.
Grandpa learned to fix tanks and big trucks. It was dangerous work because vehicles had to be retrieved from the front lines to be repaired, and the people doing that were holding a wrench and not a gun in the heat of battle.
#RemembranceDay2019
@RoyalCdnLegion
#CanadaRemembers
Un gros merci aux équipes d’Affaires mondiales Canada pour leurs efforts infatigables afin d’aider à ramener des centaines de Canadiens à la maison en provenance d’Amérique du Sud. Je suis très fière de travailler avec des collègues aussi dévoués.
#CanadaCovid19
For Latin American Heritage Month, I joined Professor Fernando Mata and the GAC Visible Minority Network for a discussion on the significance of Latin Americans in Canada. It was a stimulating discussion - and a reminder that we all have a role in the process of nation-building.
Was pleased to meet Canada's youth delegation at the Summit of the Americas
@DanaBobKenny
,
@Simone_Cav
, and Jeffrey Houle, who are working with young people across the Americas to combat corruption.
#YouthInTheSummit
Congratulations to all Ecuadorians on their Independence Day! We look forward to building on the 60 years of strong diplomatic relations between 🇨🇦 and 🇪🇨.
@CanadaEcuador
@EmbajadaEcuCAN
@CancilleriaEc
Nous venons tout juste de démarrer la 3e session de la commission nationale Canada-Kenya. Nous sommes engagés à avancer nos partenariats basés sur nos intérêts communs.
Increíble arte callejero canadiense en
#Valpara
íso. Estoy muy contenta de estar aquí un año después del intercambio cultural entre Ciudades Creativas Toronto-Valparaíso de Canadá y Chile.
#Inclusion
#DiversidadEsFuerza
🇨🇦🇨🇱
Muy felices de inaugurar hoy los murales pintados en
#Valpara
íso por los artistas canadienses
#Jarus
y
#Kreecha
en el marco del intercambio cultural Canadá-Chile “Ciudades creativas Toronto-Valparaíso”. 👏👏👏
Best wishes to all Peruvians on their national day! Canada and Peru’s bilateral relationship continues to thrive thanks to our shared values and commitment to democracy and multilateral cooperation.
@CanadaPeru
Thanks
@CSIS
for giving me the opportunity to speak on your panel about
#venezuela
and how Canada is working with Lima Group partners and others to address the crisis.
@CanadaFP
It was an absolute joy to meet with leaders of the Canada-supported Women’s Voice and Leadership Nigeria project. I wish that everyone could hear them speak about their fight for social justice.
#Inspiring
@CanHCNigeria
@CanadaDev
WEPBI convened a significant gathering, hosting Ms.
@cheryl_urban
, Assistant Deputy Minister for Sub-Saharan Africa, H.E. James Christoff,
@CanHCNigeria
, Ms. Djifa, AheadCounsellor and Head of Development Cooperation, alongside Ms. Josephine Obiyan.
@ActionAidNG
#CanadaDevN
A big shout out to our program assistants who help us deliver on our ambitious development agenda in the Americas and got us through a busy year end. We appreciate you!
@CanadaFP
@tarikdev
Excited to share my interview on the High-Heeled Diplomacy podcast, where I talk about my career and the lessons learned along the way.
You can listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.
“Attracting women to the mining sector increases the talent pool.” -Canada’s Consul General in Rio
@EvyCoul
speaking about the Women in Mining Brazil Action Plan at
#PDAC
Always happy to see Peruvian Ambassador Roberto Rodríguez Arnillas and what a treat to meet Parliamentary Secretary Kamal Khera
@KamalKheraLib
- a woman leader from my hometown of Brampton!
#proud
@PeruEnCanada
Kicking off the 3rd Session of the Canada-Kenya Binational Commission. We are committed to strengthening partnerships on issues of mutual interest. 🇨🇦 🇰🇪
¡Mis mejores deseos para todos los peruanos en el
#D
íaDeLaIndependencia del Perú! Las relaciones bilaterales entre Canadá y el Perú continúan prosperando gracias a nuestros valores compartidos y nuestro compromiso con la democracia y la cooperación multilateral
@CancilleriaPeru
It was an honour to participate in the celebration of the 44th Independence Anniversary of Zimbabwe in the company of his excellency Ambassador of Zimbabwe Cecil Toendepi Chinenere. 🇨🇦 🇿🇼
This year Canada takes on the role of Chair for
@VPSHR
working on coordinating international efforts to prevent resource-based conflict. Happy to speak at this year’s virtual annual meeting, and hope that next year we will be together in person!
I’m inspired by the Women's Leadership Program graduates that I spoke with today. With support from Canada, the
@_TorontoCentre
is providing these African women leaders with training to help them lead their countries towards financial inclusion and stability. Pretty great.
Today Minister Gould spoke on a World Bank panel about Canada’s support for building back cleaner, greener and better post-COVID in the Caribbean. “The recovery needs to be blue and it needs to be green.”
#caribbean
@CARICOMorg
@CARICOMClimate
Heureuse d’être au 🇵🇦à la réunion annuelle et de parler des priorités de la BID pour la région comme le climat et la biodiversité 🌎 et l’égalité des genre, la diversité et l’inclusion.
Pleased to speak at
#Bolivia
’s día de la Patria (national day) flag-raising ceremony
@OttawaCityHall
: music, art, culinary specialties and words of celebration and appreciation. Congratulations to all Bolivians on this 194th anniversary of Bolivian independence.
@BoliviaCanada
Concluded the 3rd Kenya-Canada Binational Commission co-chaired with Cheryl Urban, Assistant Deputy Minister for Sub-Saharan Africa, Global Affairs, Canada with the signing of agreed commitments and implementation framework to further our cooperation in trade and investment,
How exciting to have had to opportunity to open the Toronto Stock Exchange with the
#Peru
Mining Delegation and Deputy Minister Augusto Cauti
@minemperu
. The delegation -and the market- had a great day!
La contribution canadienne de 81 411 million de dollars à la dixième reconstitution des ressources au Fonds spécial de développement de @ caribbank (dont 45% va à
#Ha
ïti) aidera à réduire la pauvreté grâce à des investissements dans l’éducation primaires et l’agriculture.
Just wrapped up our meeting of Canada’s Ambassadors in Latin America and the Caribbean and am feeling fortunate to work with this hard working and talented bunch.
@CanadaFP
Los Embajadores canadienses de la región están reunidos en
#Panam
á para evaluar cómo Canadá puede profundizar aún más los vínculos con el hemisferio.
🇨🇦 está comprometido a promover la igualdad de género, los
#DDHH
, la prosperidad, resiliencia y la gobernabilidad democrática.
Échanges fructueux sur le partenariat important entre le Canada 🇨🇦 et le
@AfDB_Group
pour appuyer la prospérité économique des pays africains.
@AmbCanCI
Canada was pleased to participate virtually with other Governors in the Inter-American Development Bank
#IDB2021
and
@IDB_Invest
Annual Meeting, hosted in Barranquilla, to discuss the region’s needs and the IDB Group’s role in building a better, greener and more inclusive future.
With the distinguished Peruvian delegation in beautiful Quebec City, celebrating Ambassador Rodriguez’s presentation of credentials to
@GGJuliePayette
@PeruEnCanada
I joined Canada’s MaRS
@theSVX
to host leaders from
#Colombia
and
#Peru
today to share what
#Canada
has done with impact investing to unlock and align private capital for social and environmental good. Together we are achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals as
partners