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BOTSCHAFTER

Botschafter

Kanada KANADA - H.E. Alison Grant Credentials: 09.09.2025 Born on June 22, 1972 Married, three children PROFESSIONAL CAREER 2025 present - Canada’s Permanent Representative to the International Organisations in Vienna and Ambassador to Austria 2023 – 2025 Director General, International Security and Strategic Affairs 2021 – 2023 Executive Director, Security and Defence Relations 2018 – 2021 Director, Eastern Europe and Eurasia Division 2015 – 2018 Minister-Counsellor, Embassy of Canada to Brazil 2012 – 2014 Director, Office of the Associate Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs 2009 – 2011 Deputy Director, Russia, Ukraine, EFTA countries 2004 – 2006 First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations 2000 – 2003 Second Secretary, Canadian Embassy to the Russian Federation EDUCATION 1997 Scholarship in Budapest affiliated with the Hungarian Institute of Strategic Studies 1997 Master of Arts (International Affairs), Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario 1995 Internship at the UN Centre for Human Rights, Geneva 1994 Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario OTHER ASSIGNMENTS Landmines division (1999), temporary duty at the Canadian delegation to the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (1998) Fotos: Ronja Klima und Peter Lechner/HBF MEHR ANZEIGEN

Botschafter

Kanada

KANADA - H.E. Alison Grant

Credentials: 09.09.2025

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Born on June 22, 1972
Married, three children

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

2025 present - Canada’s Permanent Representative to the International Organisations in Vienna and Ambassador to Austria

2023 – 2025 Director General, International Security and Strategic Affairs

2021 – 2023 Executive Director, Security and Defence Relations

2018 – 2021 Director, Eastern Europe and Eurasia Division

2015 – 2018 Minister-Counsellor, Embassy of Canada to Brazil

2012 – 2014 Director, Office of the Associate Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs

2009 – 2011 Deputy Director, Russia, Ukraine, EFTA countries

2004 – 2006 First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations

2000 – 2003 Second Secretary, Canadian Embassy to the Russian Federation

EDUCATION

1997 Scholarship in Budapest affiliated with the Hungarian Institute of Strategic Studies

1997 Master of Arts (International Affairs), Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario

1995 Internship at the UN Centre for Human Rights, Geneva

1994 Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario

OTHER ASSIGNMENTS

Landmines division (1999), temporary duty at the Canadian delegation to the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (1998)

Fotos: Ronja Klima und Peter Lechner/HBF

Kanada KANADA - H.E. Alison Grant

Credentials: 09.09.2025

Kanada

KANADA - H.E. Alison Grant