Baird appoints Canada's first ambassador to Somalia in more than 20 years.

[Mario B]

Canadian Press, 14-May "13

 

 

OTTAWA - A longtime Canadian diplomat will become the country's first ambassador to Somalia in more than two decades.

 

The announcement of David Angell's appointment marks a restart of diplomatic relations between Canada and the east Africa country.

 

Canada hasn't had an ambassador accredited to Somalia since 1990 but had signalled it wanted to rekindle relations following presidential elections in the country last year.

 

Angell was appointed Canada's ambassador to Kenya last fall and he'll continue to live in Nairobi while carrying out his new duties.

 

His appointment was formally announced Tuesday by Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird during a visit to Kenya.

 

It had been approved by the Privy Council Office last week as part of a broader diplomatic shuffle which also saw Canada's ambassador to Mali receive responsibility for Niger.

 

 

 

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[Safferz]

lol he's going to be ambassador to Somalia without leaving Nairobi? Damn.

[Mario B]

Safferz;949929 wrote:

lol he's going to be ambassador to Somalia without leaving Nairobi? Damn.

I'm afraid that will be the case until Al Shaabab are eradicated and HAG and SAHAL warlord-ism stops threatening our fledgling government. I believe he's an ambassador for both countries.

[nuune]

As well as ambassador for Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda and South Sudan, and growing, shows how insignificant Canada is to the world or the world to Canada!!

[Safferz]

nuune;949933 wrote:

As well as ambassador for Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda and South Sudan, and growing,

shows how insignificant Canada is to the world or the world to Canada!!

Watch your mouth nuune :mad:

[nuune]

Marxabba my dearest Safferz

[Mario B]

nuune;949933 wrote:

As well as ambassador for Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda and South Sudan, and growing, shows how insignificant Canada is to the world or the world to Canada!!

As the consequences of September 11, is that Canada has sub contracted it's foreign policy to the US. This once bastion of liberalism and human rights, now shares the same policy on drones and Gitmo with it's bigger neighbour, thanks to the likes of David Frum and co, who imported neo-con politics to Canada.

[xabad]

They still do liberalism and human rights quite well, Mario B, but they have gotten wiser and less naive. They've realized some people will hate and kill them no matter how much welfare they spend on them.

[Chimera]

Very good news, in a year's time the situation will be even better, and more ambassadors will follow Turkey and Britain's footsteps by relocating to Somalia.