On June 23, we announced the creation of a new geographic group. This new structure will bring Canada's bilateral and regional relations under one integrated group responsible for the full range of trade, economic and political relations for DFAIT.
Today, we are pleased to announce the assignments of the four assistant deputy ministers who will co-manage this new group:
Alexandra Bugailiskis, Assistant Deputy Minister for Latin America and the Caribbean, also responsible for the Strategy and Services Bureau in support of the new Geographic Group;
Elaine Feldman, Assistant Deputy Minister for North America;
Jim Fox, Assistant Deputy Minister for Europe and the Middle East; and
Ken Sunquist, Assistant Deputy Minister for Asia and Africa, and Chief Trade Commissioner.
The ADMs will also manage horizontal teams to collaborate on both foreign policy and international trade files, such as our three key priorities (Afghanistan, Americas and emerging markets), innovation strategies, UN campaigns and G8 issues. We will be making an announcement in the coming weeks regarding the restructuring of the trade branches.
The assignments will take effect on September 1, 2008.
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