Office: | Canadian Ambassador to Ireland |
Predecessor: | Kevin Vickers |
Nationality: | Canadian |
Alma Mater: | Carleton University |
Primeminister: | Justin Trudeau |
Termstart: | 17 June 2021 |
Spouse: | Lex Burger |
Honorific Prefix: | Her Excellency |
Nancy Smyth, is a Canadian career foreign affairs professional and ambassador[1] to Ireland.[2] Her term started in June 2021 when she presented her credentials to the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins at Áras an Uachtaráin. She has undertaken several official engagements including attending a memorial of the victims of the 1985 Air India bombing,[3] commemorating the 1917 sinking of the SS Laurentic[4] and advocating for increased trade between Ireland and Canada.[5]