Susan Harper (diplomat) explained
Susan Harper (born 1953 in Toronto, Ontario) is a senior Canadian diplomat with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[1] [2] [3] She served as Canadian Ambassador to Uruguay from 2001 to 2004.[4] She served as Chair of the Arctic Council from 2014 – 2015.[5]
Harper joined Foreign Affairs Canada in 1983. She has been on posting to Yaoundé, Paris, Washington D.C., and Buenos Aires. She served as President of the Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers, the organization that represents Canada's professional diplomats.[6]
Harper is an alumna of Queen's University and Ivey School of Business at University of Western Ontario, where she obtained an MBA in 1983. She is a polyglot and speaks English, French, and Spanish.[7]
From January 2016 to October 2022, Harper served as Consul General of Canada in Miami, Florida.[8] In November 2022, she was appointed as Consul General of the Consulate General of Canada in Dallas, Texas, and the Consulate of Canada in Houston, Texas.[3]
Notes and References
- News: Ottawa names Foreign Affairs official to top Arctic Council job. 5 January 2016. Nunatsiq News. 26 June 2014.
- Web site: Speakers – NAFTA Conference. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051325/http://www.umuc.edu/nafta/speakers.shtml. dead. 2016-03-04. University of Maryland University College. Susan Harper is the minister for Economic Affairs in the Embassy of Canada in Washington..
- Web site: Susan Harper, Consul General of Canada in Dallas, United States - Biography . Consulate General of Canada in Dallas . 20 September 2023.
- Web site: Mrs. Silverstein hosts tea to kick off AUPI preparations . Embassy of the United States of America – Montevideo, Uruguay . Mrs. Audrey Silverstein (right) speaks with Canadian Ambassador Susan Harper and EU Ambassador Stella Zervoudaki. . October 28, 2003 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100527200925/http://montevideo.usembassy.gov/usaweb/paginas/52-00EN.shtml . May 27, 2010 .
- News: McDiamid. Susan. Arctic Council tensions threaten environment as Canada exits chair. 4 January 2016. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 24 April 2015.
- News: Dirlik. John. Choice of New Canadian Ambassador to Israel Widely Criticized. 5 January 2016. Washington Report on Middle East Affairs. September 1995.
- Web site: Susan Harper. World Economic Forum. 5 January 2016.
- Web site: Canada appoints new consul general to Miami. ottawacitizen.
