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<\/a>The Prime Minister, Mark Carney, has announced that Mark\u00a0Wiseman will become the next Ambassador of Canada to the United States, upon presentation of his credentials.<\/p>\nWith a career spanning three decades in law, business, and finance, Mr.\u00a0Wiseman has deep experience with both countries\u2019 economies, financial markets, and institutions. He has a strong track record of unlocking new opportunities for Canadians, including as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Alberta Investment Management Corporation, and as a current member of the Prime Minister\u2019s Council on Canada-U.S. Relations.<\/p>\n
Once he becomes Ambassador as of February 15, 2026, Mr.\u00a0Wiseman will be a key contributor to the government\u2019s efforts to advance Canada-U.S. priorities, including secure borders, a strengthened trade and investment relationship, and cooperation between Canada and the United States on global challenges.<\/p>\n
The Prime Minister extends his deep gratitude to Kirsten Hillman for her immense contributions as Canada\u2019s Ambassador to the United States. In addition to deepening Canada-U.S. ties,\u00a0Ambassador Hillman has resolutely defended Canadian values and interests and promoted a stronger future for Canadian workers who depend on stable trade, families who count on a safe and secure border, and businesses who must navigate new global uncertainties.<\/p>\n
\u201cMark Wiseman brings immense experience, extensive contacts, and deep commitment at this crucial time of transformation of our relationship with the United States. As a core member of our negotiating team, he will help advance the interests of Canadian workers, businesses, and institutions, while building opportunities for both Canada and the United States.\u201d \u2014 The Rt. Hon.\u00a0Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
December 22, 2025 Ottawa, Ontario The Prime Minister, Mark Carney, has announced that Mark\u00a0Wiseman will become the next Ambassador of Canada to the United States, upon presentation of his credentials. With a career spanning three decades in law, business, and finance, Mr.\u00a0Wiseman has deep experience with both countries\u2019 economies, financial markets, and institutions. He has …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":73751,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-79564","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-federal"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-30 11:46:33","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79564","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79564"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79564\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":79565,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79564\/revisions\/79565"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/73751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}