Diplomatic Appointments

August 23, 2013 - Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today announced the following diplomatic appointments:

Shawn Barber becomes High Commissioner in the Republic of Mozambique.

Perry Calderwood becomes High Commissioner in the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Permanent Observer to the Economic Community of West African States, with concurrent accreditation as Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe and the Republic of Equatorial Guinea.

Marie Gervais-Vidricaire becomes Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany.

Otto Jelinek becomes Ambassador to the Czech Republic.

John R. Kur becomes Ambassador to the Russian Federation, with concurrent accreditation to the Republic of Armenia.

Joanne Lemay becomes Ambassador to Romania, with concurrent accreditation to the Republic of Bulgaria.

Wayne Robson becomes Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City.

http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2013/08/23c.aspx?lang=eng

Diplomatic Appointment

Richard Fernandez in PJmedia.com comments on the appointment of Caroline Kennedy as ambassador to Japan.

Perhaps the saddest headline in the last week belongs to the Wall Street Journal: A Primer on Japan for Caroline Kennedy. “President Obama’s choice as ambassador may find herself dealing with a Beijing-Tokyo military confrontation.” What’s wrong with the picture of an American ambassador to Japan, on her way to one of the hottest troublespots on earth, being offered a tutorial titled “Japan 101″? Why nothing. Nothing at all that the Obama administration will notice. What can be wrong in a world where knowledge is nothing and forgetfulness is everything?