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Kevin Hamilton | |
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| Ambassador of Canada to Turkey, Georgia, and Azerbaijan | |
| In office 2023–incumbent | |
| Preceded by | Jamal Khokhar |
| Ambassador of Canada to Romania,Bulgaria,and Moldova | |
| In office September 7,2016 –August 14,2020 | |
| Preceded by | Joanne Lemay |
| Succeeded by | Annick Goulet |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Duncan,British Columbia |
| Spouse | Tal Hamilton |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of British Columbia,Norman Paterson School of International Affairs,Carleton University |
Kevin Hamilton is a Canadian diplomat who is currently serving as Ambassador to Turkey,Georgia,and Azerbaijan,with residence in Ankara,since 2023.
He holds an M.A. in International Affairs from the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs,Carleton University (Ottawa),and a B.A. in International Relations from the University of British Columbia (Vancouver).
A career member of the Canadian foreign service,he joined the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in 1999.
He was deputy director of the Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding Group at Headquarters and from 2003 to 2006 was deputy director of the Policy Planning Staff,where he served concurrently as international security analyst and as chief advisor to Canada's G8 political director. While at Headquarters,Hamilton also served in the Office of the Special Ambassador for Mine Action,the Non-proliferation and Disarmament Division,and the Western Balkans Directorate.
From 2007 to 2010,he was head of the political section at the High Commission in the United Kingdom,serving as counsellor. Overseas,he has also served at Canada's embassies in Tel Aviv and Sarajevo.
From 2010 to 2013,Hamilton served as head of office in Lithuania in Vilnius,with concurrent accreditation in Estonia and Latvia.
From 2013 to 2016,he was director of the Eastern Europe and Eurasia Division,responsible for Canada's political and trade relations with 19 European and Eurasian countries from the Western Balkans to Central Asia.
From 2016 to 2020,he served as Ambassador to Romania,Bulgaria and the Republic of Moldova,residing in Bucharest.
From 2020 to 2023,he was GAC's Director General for International Security Policy.
Overseas,he has also served at Canada's embassies in Tel Aviv and Sarajevo.
