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Mark Fletcher named new Canadian ambassador to Korea
By Kwon Mee-yoo
Canadian Ambassador to Korea Mark Fletcher / Courtesy of Embassy of Canada in Korea
By Kwon Mee-yoo
Global Affairs Canada, the Canadian ministry of foreign affairs, appointed Mark Fletcher as the country's new ambassador to Korea.
Fletcher is a seasoned official at Global Affairs Canada who began his diplomatic career at External Affairs and International Trade Canada in 1992. He previously worked at various foreign affairs and international trade-related departments, including the Representation Abroad Secretariat and the Assignments and Pool Management Division, which manages Canada's global network of missions.
Before being appointed as the Canadian ambassador here, Fletcher was the director general of the Locally Engaged Staff Bureau, which manages employees hired locally by Canada's diplomatic missions abroad.
His overseas appointments include regional counsellor and consul in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire from 1994 to 1996 and regional counsellor and consul in Budapest, Hungary from 2001 to 2004. Most recently abroad, Fletcher served as the minister-counsellor and consul-general in London from 2010 to 2014.
"His extensive experience will serve to further strengthen our strategic bilateral relations," the embassy wrote on its Facebook account.
Fletcher succeeds Michael Danagher, who finished his term and returned to Canada in September.