The federal government has named Ian McKay, Canada’s current ambassador to Japan, to also serve as Canada’s special envoy to the Indo-Pacific region.
Global Affairs said in an April 19 news release that Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly named McKay to the role in order to advise the federal government, as well as take part in diplomatic missions in the Indo-Pacific and advance the implementation of the Indo-Pacific Strategy.
Canada and the Indo-Pacific have long-standing trade and diplomatic relations, which Ottawa intends to strengthen as part of the strategy launched in November 2022. The strategy began with a five-year investment of close to $2.3 billion….