Stéphane Dion to be appointed ambassador to France, Radio-Canada sources say
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will appoint former International Affairs Minister and Liberal Social gathering chief Stéphane Dion as Canada’s ambassador to France, sources informed Radio-Canada.
Dion has been Canada’s ambassador Germany since 2017. The French ambassadorship has been vacant since final 12 months. The Prime Minister is predicted to formally announce the appointment within the coming days.
Dion, who additionally serves as Canada’s particular envoy to the European Union and Europe, has held quite a lot of senior positions in authorities. His tenure as Minister of International Affairs went from November 2015 to January 2017. He was additionally Minister of Surroundings from 2004 to 2005, and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs from 1996 to 2003.
He was Liberal Social gathering chief for 2 years between 2006 and 2008. Previous to getting into politics, he taught political science on the Université de Moncton and Université de Montréal.
Marc Garneau, one other former international affairs minister, informed media in November of final 12 months that Trudeau offered him the job, however he declined “for all kinds of causes.”
