| Alexandra Bugailiskis | |
| Birth Date: | 9 January 1956 |
| Birth Place: | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma Mater: | Carleton University (BA Hons) Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (MA Hons) |
| Occupation: | Diplomat |
| Office1: | Canadian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Albania |
| Term Start1: | 25 October 2017 |
| Term End1: | 17 November 2021 |
| Predecessor1: | Peter McGovern |
| Successor1: | Elissa Golberg |
| Monarch1: | Elizabeth II |
| Primeminister1: | Justin Trudeau |
| Office2: | Canadian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Italy |
| Term Start2: | 17 August 2017 |
| Term End2: | 17 November 2021 |
| Predecessor2: | Peter McGovern |
| Successor2: | Elissa Golberg |
| Monarch2: | Elizabeth II |
| Primeminister2: | Justin Trudeau |
| Office3: | Canadian High Commissioner to Malta |
| Term Start3: | 25 October 2017 |
| Term End3: | 17 November 2022 |
| Predecessor3: | Peter McGovern |
| Successor3: | Elissa Golberg |
| Monarch3: | Elizabeth II |
| Primeminister3: | Justin Trudeau |
| Office4: | Canadian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to San Marino |
| Term Start4: | 17 August 2017 |
| Term End4: | 17 November 2022 |
| Predecessor4: | Peter McGovern |
| Successor4: | Elissa Golberg |
| Monarch4: | Elizabeth II |
| Primeminister4: | Justin Trudeau |
| Office5: | 5th Canadian Permanent Representative to World Food Programme |
| Term Start5: | 17 August 2017 |
| Term End5: | 17 November 2021 |
| Predecessor5: | Peter McGovern |
| Successor5: | Elissa Golberg |
| Monarch5: | Elizabeth II |
| Primeminister5: | Justin Trudeau |
| Office6: | 5th Canadian Permanent Representative to the International Fund for Agricultural Development |
| Term Start6: | 17 August 2017 |
| Term End6: | 17 November 2021 |
| Predecessor6: | Peter McGovern |
| Successor6: | Elissa Golberg |
| Monarch6: | Elizabeth II |
| Primeminister6: | Justin Trudeau |
| Office7: | 5th Canadian Permanent Representative to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| Term Start7: | 17 August 2017 |
| Term End7: | 17 November 2021 |
| Predecessor7: | Peter McGovern |
| Successor7: | Elissa Golberg |
| Monarch7: | Elizabeth II |
| Primeminister7: | Justin Trudeau |
| Office8: | Assistant Deputy Minister for Europe, the Middle East and the Maghreb |
| Term Start8: | 2015 |
| Term End8: | 2017 |
| Predecessor8: | Dan Costello |
| Successor8: | Stefanie Beck |
| Monarch8: | Elizabeth II |
| Office9: | Canadian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Poland |
| Term Start9: | 6 September 2012 |
| Term End9: | 9 October 2015 |
| Predecessor9: | Daniel Costello |
| Successor9: | Stephen De Boer |
| Monarch9: | Elizabeth II |
| Primeminister9: | Stephen Harper |
| Office10: | Canadian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Cuba |
| Term Start10: | 15 July 2003 |
| Term End10: | 3 August 2007 |
| Predecessor10: | Michael Small |
| Successor10: | Jean-Pierre Juneau |
| Monarch10: | Elizabeth II |
| Primeminister10: |
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| Office11: | 14th Canadain High Commissioner to Cyprus |
| Term Start11: | 12 March 1998 |
| Term End11: | 4 August 2000 |
| Predecessor11: | David Berger |
| Successor11: | Franco D. Pillarella |
| Monarch11: | Elizabeth II |
| Primeminister11: | Jean Chrétien |
| Office12: | Canadian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Syria |
| Term Start12: | 10 July 1997 |
| Term End12: | 4 August 2000 |
| Predecessor12: | John A. McNee |
| Successor12: | Franco D. Pillarella |
| Order12: | 13th |
| Monarch12: | Elizabeth II |
| Primeminister12: | Jean Chrétien |
Alexandra Bugailiskis (born 9 January 1956) is a Canadian former diplomat. In March 2022, she retired from Global Affairs Canada after a 39-year diplomatic career.[1] In January 2023, she was appointed Chair of the International Advisory Committee of the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, known as the UN's Think Tank on Water, based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.[2]
From August 2017 until her retirement, she served as the Canadian Ambassador to the Italian Republic, as well as Permanent Representative to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the World Food Programme, and the International Fund for Agricultural Development, with concurrent accreditation as Ambassador to San Marino and Albania, and as High Commissioner to Malta.[3]
Bugailiskis was born on 9 January 1956 in Hamilton, Ontario. She graduated from Carleton University with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) and from the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs with a Master of Arts.[4]
Bugailiskis served as the Canadian Ambassador to Italy from August 2017 until December 2021, during which she was also Canada’s Permanent Representative to the Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Food Programme, and the International Fund for Agricultural Development. In addition to her role in Italy, she was accredited as Ambassador to San Marino and Albania, as well as High Commissioner to Malta.[5]
After her retirement in March 2022 from a 39-year diplomatic career with Global Affairs Canada, Bugailiskis was appointed Chair of the International Advisory Committee of the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health in January 2023.
Bugailiskis is the Chair of the International Advisory Committee of the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. She is also a member of the Distinguished Advisory Council of the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs.[6] She previously served on the Advisory Board of the Canadian Executive MBA at the SGH-Warsaw School of Economics and on the Board of Directors of FOCAL, The Canadian Foundation for the Americas.