Global Affairs Canada is the department of the Government of Canada that manages Canada's diplomatic and consular relations,promotes Canadian international trade,and leads Canada's international development and humanitarian assistance. It is also responsible for maintaining Canadian government offices abroad with diplomatic and consular status on behalf of all government departments.
Diplomatic rank is a system of professional and social rank used in the world of diplomacy and international relations. A diplomat's rank determines many ceremonial details,such as the order of precedence at official processions,table seatings at state dinners,the person to whom diplomatic credentials should be presented,and the title by which the diplomat should be addressed.
Mitchell Peter Fifield is an Australian politician and diplomat who last served as the Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations. He previously served as a Senator for Victoria from 2004 to 2019,representing the Liberal Party. He was a government minister in the Abbott,Turnbull,and Morrison governments,serving as Assistant Minister for Social Services (2013–2015),Manager of Government Business in the Senate (2013–2015),Minister for Communications (2015–2019),and Minister for the Arts (2015–2019).
Fekitamoeloa Katoa ‘Utoikamanu is a Tongan civil servant,diplomat and former Cabinet Minister. From 2005 to 2009 she was Tonga's permanent ambassador to the United Nations,and from 2017 to 2021 she was United Nations High Representative for the Least Developed Countries,Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States. From 2021 to 2024 she was Minister of Foreign Affairs.
David Stuart was the Ambassador of Australia to Austria from 2012 to 2016. Prior,he was the Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Australia in Washington,D.C.,between 2007 and 2010. Stuart was appointed to the position in July 2007. Before his role as Deputy Chief of Mission,Stuart served in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (1981),was the Third Secretary at the Embassy of Australia in Madrid (1981–1984),a member of the Australian delegation to the United Nations Human Rights Council (1988–1992),Counsellor for Political Affairs at the Embassy of Australia in Jakarta (1997–1999),Australian ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations (1999–2002),and the First Assistant Secretary at the International Security Division in Canberra.
Ruchira Kamboj is an Indian Foreign Service officer of the 1987 batch,who currently serves as India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations since August 2022. She has previously served as High Commissioner of India to South Africa,First female Indian Ambassador to Bhutan and Ambassador/Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO,Paris. She was the All India women's topper of the 1987 Civil Services batch and the topper of the 1987 Foreign Service batch.
Gary Francis Quinlan is an Australian diplomat and public servant,who served as the Australian Ambassador to Indonesia from 2018 to 2021. He has previously served as High Commissioner to Singapore and as the Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations,including two terms as President of the United Nations Security Council.
Shofry bin Abdul Ghafor is a Bruneian diplomat and artist who served as Permanent Representative of Brunei Darussalam to the United Nations (UN) from 2002 to 2006. Additionally,he is the president of the Brunei Art Forum.
Aunese Makoi Simati,is a Tuvaluan diplomat. Simati,was appointed as Tuvalu's Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE),following Tuvalu opened an embassy to the UAE in Abu Dhabi in April 2022. He was Tuvalu's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 20 December 2012 to July 2017.
Louise Helen Hand is an Australian diplomat and is a senior career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Mary Whelan became Irish Ambassador to Austria on 2 October 2014
Enrique “Ricky”A. Manalo is a Filipino diplomat currently serving as the Secretary of Foreign Affairs under the Marcos Jr. administration since July 1,2022. He previously served in an acting role under the Duterte administration from March 9 to May 17,2017,when Perfecto Yasay Jr.'s ad-interim appointment confirmation was rejected by the Commission on Appointments due to citizenship issues. He also previously served as Philippine Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 2011 to 2016,Undersecretary for Policy of the Department of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2020,and the 21st Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations from 2020 to 2022.
Saroja Sirisena is a Sri Lankan diplomat. She serves as the Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom,which she was appointed to in 2020. She has previously held diplomatic positions at the United Nations,as well as in Austria and India.
Noor Qamar binti Sulaiman is a Bruneian civil servant and diplomat who became the permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) in New York since 2019,and high commissioner to New Zealand from 1992 to 1994.
Rakiah binti Abdul Lamit is a Bruneian diplomat who became the resident and non-resident ambassador to France and Monaco respectively since 2023,ambassador to Germany from 2015 to 2022,and high commissioner to Canada from 2008 to 2012.
