Canada’s ambassador to U.S. says she’s leaving the role in 2026
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Kirsten Hillman, who became ambassador in 2020, has helped lead the on-and-off, sometimes tense negotiations for a new trade deal with the Trump administration this year.
Canada’s ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman said Tuesday she will be leaving her diplomatic post in the new year, after serving as the top envoy representing Canada in Washington, D.C., since 2020.
Hillman this year has helped lead the on-and-off, sometimes tense negotiations for a new trade deal with the Trump administration.
“I look forward to coming home and sharing more about my next steps,” she said in a statement posted on X.
Hillman said she has informed Prime Minister Mark Carney of her decision.
“Most recently, as the Canada-U.S. relationship is being rewritten, I have been deeply grateful for Prime Minister Carney’s strong leadership and for the confidence that he has placed in me,” she wrote in her statement.
“While there will never be a perfect time to leave, this is the right time to put a team in place that will see the CUSMA review through its conclusion.”
The Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on free trade (CUSMA) is scheduled to be reviewed next summer.
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