Eric Walsh (ambassador)
Eric Walsh | |
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| Ambassador of Canada to Brazil | |
| Assumed office April 24, 2026 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Carney |
| Preceded by | Emmanuel Kamarianakis |
Eric Walsh (born 1972[1]) is a Canadian diplomat who currently serves as the ambassador to Brazil.[2] Previously, he served as the Canadian High Commissioner in Sri Lanka and the Maldives from November 2022 to 2026[3], and Ambassador of Canada to South Korea between February 2015 and September 2018.
He was born in London, Ontario[4][5] and grew up in Toronto.[6]
Offshore assignments
Walsh has been a diplomat since 1995. Before he was named ambassador to South Korea, he had assignments in Turkey, Romania, and Switzerland as Deputy Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament, and Germany as Deputy Head of Mission under Ambassador Peter Boehm.[6] Following his time abroad, Walsh returned to Ottawa as Director General of the Canada-U.S. relations branch at Global Affairs Canada (GAC). His time at GAC corresponded with several important developments in the Canada-U.S. relationship, including the first presidency of Donald Trump and the re-negotiation of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA).
Education
Walsh is a graduate of political science from McGill University in Montreal.[7]
References
- ↑ "에릭 월시 주한캐나다 대사 "정겨운 서울 광장시장 즐겨찾아"". Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). January 28, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ↑ https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2026/04/announcement-of-new-diplomatic-appointment.html
- ↑ https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2022/11/announcement-of-new-diplomatic-appointments0.html
- ↑ Staff (2015-07-01). "Interview: Canadian Ambassador to Korea, Eric Walsh - Haps Magazine". Haps Magazine. Archived from the original on 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2017-02-20.
- ↑ 에릭 월시 (Eric Walsh). "에릭 월시 :: 네이버 인물검색". People.search.naver.com. Retrieved 2017-02-20.
- 1 2 "Canadian Ambassador to Korea". Canadainternational.gc.ca. 2015-07-16. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2026/04/biographical-note.html