BATHINDA: Hailing from Ludhiana village in Punjab, Angad Singh Dhillon has been appointed as Canada’s next ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United Arab Emirates. Dhillon, whose appointment has been announced by Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand on September 25, will succeed Radha Krishna Panday as Canada’s ambassador to the UAE.As per official website of global affairs Canada, Angad Singh Dhillon has only recently served as Director of Operations and Stakeholder Relations in the Office of Prime Minister Mark Carney and has previously served as Chief of Staff to two federal cabinet ministers handling the small business and transport portfolios.
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In these roles, he supported Canada’s engagements at the G7, G20, UN General Assembly, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, International Transport Forum and Conference of the Parties.As one of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s closest advisers, he supported the Prime Minister in re-engaging Canada’s diplomatic relationships with key bilateral partners, including India and China, by helping restore high-level channels of communication and cooperation. He also led stakeholder coordination to secure incoming investment commitments into Canada, including the development and planning of Canada’s inaugural national Investment Summit.He had joined the liberal party as a field organizer in 2015. Angad Singh Dhillon family traces its roots in Ghungrana village in Ludhiana as his grandfather Jagjit Singh Ghungrana was a farmer and known figure in the area.