Congratulations to Greek-Canadian and Calgary native Emmanuel Kamarianakis, former Senior Trade Commissioner at the Canadian Embassy in Athens, on his appointment January 9th as Canadas Consul General in Dubai. international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2015/01/09a.aspx Diplomatic Appointments January 9, 2015 - Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today announced the following diplomatic appointments: Alain Hausser becomes Ambassador to the Republic of Latvia, with concurrent accreditation to the Republic of Lithuania and the Republic of Estonia. Eelco Jager becomes Ambassador to Mongolia. Emmanuel Kamarianakis becomes Consul General in Dubai (United Arab Emirates). Isabelle Roy becomes Ambassador to the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria. David Sproule becomes Ambassador to Libya. Biographical notes on the appointees follow. - 30 - For further information, media representatives may contact: Media Relations Office Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada 343-203-7700 [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @CanadaFP Like us on Facebook: Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada-DFATD ________________________________________ Biographical Notes Alain Hausser (LL.L, Université de Montréal, 1979; Maîtrise [European Law] Université de Paris II, 1981; Diplôme d’études approfondies, Université de Paris II, 1982) joined the Department of External Affairs in 1988 after a few years as a teaching assistant in international law at the University of Regensburg (Germany). He has served abroad as third and later second secretary at Canada’s embassy in Tel Aviv; first secretary at the embassy in Bonn; counsellor (political) at the embassy in Berlin; counsellor (political) at the embassy in Brussels; deputy permanent observer at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg; and, from 2010 to 2014, deputy head of the Mission of Canada to the European Union in Brussels and permanent observer at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. In Ottawa, he has held a number of positions, including counsellor at the Privy Council Office, director of the Western Europe Division and director of the European Union Division (2007 to 2010) at Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada headquarters. Alain Hausser was most recently head of the political section at the Embassy of Canada to the Netherlands. He is married to Zvi Golany. Mr. Hausser replaces John Morrison. Eelco (Ed) Jager (LL.B., University of Western Ontario, 1993) worked as a lawyer and sales representative in the private sector before joining the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade as a trade policy officer in the Investment Trade Policy Division in 1999. His previous postings have included that of trade commissioner in Jakarta from 2000 to 2003, senior trade commissioner in Lima from 2005 to 2007 and political adviser in Kandahar from 2007 to 2008. His most recent posting, from 2008 to 2011, was as Canada’s senior trade commissioner in Brazil, based in Saõ Paulo. In Ottawa, Mr. Jager represented Canada’s interests at APEC from 2003 to 2005 and helped to negotiate Canada’s air transport agreements from 2011 to 2014. Mr. Jager replaces Gregory Goldhawk. Emmanuel Kamarianakis (BComm, University of Calgary, 1993) joined External Affairs and International Trade Canada in 1993. In Ottawa, Mr. Kamarianakis was a foreign and defence policy analyst in the Privy Council Office from 2006 to 2008 with responsibility for Latin America and the Caribbean and was chief of staff to the deputy minister of international trade from 2008 to 2010. Mr. Kamarianakis has served abroad at the Canadian embassies in Mexico as counsellor (commercial), in Greece as senior trade commissioner and in Iran as third and second secretary (commercial). Mr. Kamarianakis was most recently minister-counsellor (commercial) at the Canadian embassy in Rome. Mr. Kamarianakis replaces Ross Miller. Isabelle Roy (BSc [Mathematics], Université de Montréal, 1983; MSc [Economics], Université de Montréal, 1989; Diploma in Public Administration, École nationale d’administration, Paris, 1996) taught secondary-school mathematics in Gabon, undertook research on economic modelling for developing countries with the Centre de recherche et développement en économique [centre for research and development in economics] in Montréal, and worked as a consultant economist at the World Bank. She began her career with External Affairs and International Trade Canada in 1990 and has held progressively more senior positions in Ottawa in the Francophonie Affairs Division, the Economic and Financial Relations Division, the Western Europe Division and the West and Central Africa Division, where she served as deputy director and director. Ms. Roy has served abroad in Yaoundé and in Paris, at the Canadian embassy and as a member of the Canadian delegation to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, respectively. In 1997, she became the first Canadian diplomat to participate in a diplomatic exchange at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From 2005 to 2008, Ms. Roy represented Canada as ambassador to Mali. Her most recent position was as director of the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Division. Ms. Roy replaces Geneviève des Rivières. David Sproule (BA Hons [Political Science], University of Alberta, 1978; LL.B., University of Alberta, 1981) began his career as a foreign service officer with the Department of External Affairs in 1981. Following his first posting abroad as third/second secretary in Singapore, Mr. Sproule held a number of positions, including first secretary in Bangkok and first secretary and counsellor in Washington, D.C. From 1999 to 2004, he served as counsel and deputy agent for Canada before the International Court of Justice, in the case of Yugoslavia v. Canada (Legality of Use of Force). Mr. Sproule was first appointed as a head of mission in 2004, serving as high commissioner in Bangladesh, ambassador to Afghanistan, ambassador to Thailand, and most recently, ambassador to Norway. At headquarters, Mr. Sproule’s assignments have included deputy director of the Economic Policy and Summits Division within the APEC Division and of the Human Rights Law Section in the Legal Affairs Bureau; director of the Oceans and Environmental Law Division and of the United Nations, Human Rights and Economic Law Division; and deputy legal adviser and director general of the Legal Bureau. Mr. Sproule has also held the position of director of the Asia Division at the Intelligence Assessments Secretariat of the Privy Council Office. Mr. Sproule replaces Colin Townson.
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