Jeffrey Marder, Nominated Ambassador to the Kingdom of Spain

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Jeffrey Marder as Ambassador of Canadá to the Kingdom of Spain. We would like to give him a warm welcome and wish him every success in his new post.

The Chamber looks forward to meeting him once he is settled in Madrid, and we are planning to organize a reception for him with our members.

 Attached please find the announcement of his appointment as well as his bio.

Announcement of new diplomatic appointments – Canada.caJeffrey Marder (BA Hons [History], University of Western Ontario, 1990; MA [History], Simon Fraser University, 1996) joined the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in 1997. In Ottawa, he has held assignments as Organization of American States coordinator in the Mexico and Inter-American Affairs Division, deputy director of the Aboriginal and Circumpolar Affairs Division, director of the South America and Inter-American Relations Division, director of the Central American and Caribbean Relations Division and director of the United Nations Division. Abroad, Mr. Marder has served as junior adviser to the Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations in New York City, second secretary in Santiago and head of public affairs in Mexico City. He was also ambassador to Portugal from 2014 to 2018. Most recently, he served as executive director of the Human Rights and Indigenous Affairs Policy Division.