US EditionJanice Charette to be Canada’s top trade negotiator during CUSMA review
Janice Charette, an experienced diplomat and former top public servant, will advise on the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement review amid recent ambassadorial changes.
- On Monday, Prime Minister Mark Carney named Janice Charette chief trade negotiator to the United States, announced by the PMO ahead of this year's Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement review.
- Janice Charette brings veteran experience as former clerk of the Privy Council and high commissioner to the United Kingdom, once recommending the Emergencies Act during Ottawa protests.
- Having recommended the Emergencies Act and later defended that advice at the Public Order Emergency Commission, Janice Charette will act as a senior adviser to Carney and LeBlanc.
- With tariffs imposed over the past year, Canada faces higher stakes in the CUSMA review as media commentary warns it may be `doomed for a lot of drama`.
- The announcement arrived a day after Mark Wiseman was named ambassador to Washington and after Kirsten Hillman recently stepped down to form a fresh negotiating team.
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney appointed a veteran public official as his government's next leading trade negotiator with the United States, placing her at the center of a review of the North American trade pact (T-MEC) at a time of tense relations between the two countries.The envoy, Janice Charette, brings nearly four decades of experience in diplomacy, public policy and Canadian government leadership to the post, Carney's office said in …
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Carney Appoints Chief Trade Negotiator to Oversee Upcoming USMCA Review
Prime Minister Mark Carney has appointed former Clerk of the Privy Council Janice Charette to lead Canada’s negotiations in the review of the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (CUSMA/USMCA) this year. Charette is appointed as Chief Trade Negotiator to the United States, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said in a Feb. 16 news release. She will be a senior adviser to Carney and Canada–U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc on the trade deal revi…
Carney picks veteran public servant as lead trade negotiator ahead of CUSMA review
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney appointed a veteran public servant as his government’s next chief trade negotiator with the U.S., putting her at the center of a review of the North American trade pact at a time of testy relations between the two countries.
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