US EditionFreeland will move to U.K. for new job at prestigious Rhodes Trust
Chrystia Freeland, former Canadian deputy prime minister and Rhodes scholar, will lead the Oxford-based Rhodes Trust starting July 2026, continuing her role in Ukraine reconstruction.
- On Wednesday, the Rhodes Trust announced Chrystia Freeland will begin as CEO and warden of Rhodes House on July 1, 2026, relocating to Oxford for the role.
- As a Rhodes scholar in 1991, Chrystia Freeland said the University of Oxford scholarship transformed her international outlook, while her journalism career at The Globe and Mail and public service boosted her credentials.
- She spent 12 years in political office holding top cabinet jobs at Finance, Foreign Affairs and International Trade, and served as deputy prime minister under Justin Trudeau.
- Sir John Bell, chairman of the Rhodes Trustees, welcomed the appointment, saying Freeland brings experience from global affairs, public policy and journalism as the Rhodes Trust administers the Rhodes Scholarship.
- Following an abrupt December resignation, Freeland lost the Liberal leadership earlier this year to Prime Minister Mark Carney and is believed to continue as special envoy for the reconstruction of Ukraine.
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