Canada’s ambassador to the US for the last six years said on Tuesday she is resigning next year as the two major trading partners plan to review the free trade agreement. Ambassador Kirsten Hillman said in a letter it is the right time to put in place someone who will oversee talks about the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement that is up review in 2026.
PM Mark Carney said Hillman “prepared the foundations for Canada in the upcoming review” of the agreement. Carney noted she is one of the longest-serving ambassadors to the US in Canada’s history. Former Canadian PM Justin Trudeau appointed Hillman in 2017. Hillman helped lead the trade negotiations during US President Donald Trump’s first term and worked with US and Chinese officials to win the release of two Canadians detained in China.
