Carney replaces New York envoy Tom Clark with oil exec, appoints ex-MP to Los Angeles
Susannah Pierce, a former Shell Canada president, takes over a role focused on economic and cultural outreach as Ottawa makes multiple U.S. diplomatic appointments.
- On Tuesday, Prime Minister Mark Carney's government announced that former oil executive Susannah Pierce will replace Tom Clark as Canada's consul general in New York, according to Global Affairs Canada.
- Parliamentary scrutiny of Clark followed questions about Ottawa's $9-million Manhattan condominium purchase; officials defended the property as necessary to replace an aging residence.
- Former Liberal minister Kamal Khera was named consul general in Los Angeles, while Claire Kennedy and career diplomat Andrea Clements were appointed to Chicago and Detroit, respectively.
- Environmental Defence criticized Pierce, claiming she is an "expert level greenwasher" who distracts from fossil fuel expansion, complicating her mandate to represent current climate policy.
- As Canada prepares to renegotiate the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement following the Trump regime's refusal to extend it, the government seeks to secure energy interests after scrapping the mandatory emissions cap last year.
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Mark Carney Appoints Former Oil Executive As U.S. Diplomat
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government has appointed a former oil executive to serve as Canada’s consul general in New York, according to a press release today from Global Affairs Canada (GAC).Susannah Pierce, who served as president and country chair of Shell Canada Limited, will take over the role from a former public affairs chairman, Tom Clark.According to a biographical note in GAC’s press release, Pierce also served as “director of corpor…
Tom Clark Replaced as New York Envoy, Former Cabinet Minister Appointed Los Angeles Consul
The Canadian government made some diplomatic changes this week by replacing its consul general in New York City and appointing a former Liberal minister as consul general in Los Angeles. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand announced four new appointments in the United States on July 14. Only one of the individuals appointed is a career diplomat. Susannah Pierce, an oil and gas executive who has worked for Shell Canada Limited and LNG Canada, wi…
Susannah Pierce, from the oil and gas sector, will succeed former television journalist Tom Clark as Consul General in New York.
The Carney government replaces former television journalist Tom Clark to the post of Consul General in New York.
PM Carney replaces New York envoy Tom Clark with oil exec, appoints ex-MP to Los Angeles
Ottawa is replacing former broadcast journalist Tom Clark as consul general to New York City.The Trudeau government appointed the former CTV and Global journalist to the post in 2023.
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