US EditionCanada’s Ambassador to U.S. Kristen Hillman will resign in new year: Report
Kirsten Hillman will resign to enable new leadership for the 2026 USMCA trade agreement review, remaining available to support Canada’s negotiating team, officials said.
- On December 9, 2025, Kirsten Hillman, Canada's ambassador to the U.S., announced she will end her tenure in Washington, D.C., in the New Year, confirmed by multiple sources before her statement.
- As the CUSMA review looms, Kirsten Hillman, Canada's ambassador to the U.S., said `this is the right time to put a team in place` amid stalled trade talks.
- Hillman, a career diplomat, served as deputy ambassador from 2017, became acting ambassador in 2019, began as ambassador in March 2020, and helped lead the 2017 renegotiation of NAFTA into CUSMA.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney said Hillman `has resolutely defended Canadian values and interests` and noted Canada’s trade dependence, with more than 75% of exports to the United States including 34 critical minerals.
- Planning for the handover, Kirsten Hillman told CTV News she will help the new ambassador learn the ropes and remain available to Canada's negotiating team next year.
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Canada’s ambassador to Washington is preparing to leave office, and Prime Minister Mark Carney is considering a former senior BlackRock executive for the position before the crucial trade talks with the United States and Mexico. Kirsten Hillman, who serves as Canada’s chief trade ambassador and negotiator with the United States, informed Carney that she will leave both roles next year. “It has been the greatest privilege of my professional life …
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eldiariodechihuahua.mxThe Canadian Ambassador to the United States announced that she would resign as soon as both nations planned to review T-MEC.
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