Dion’s primary residence to be in Berlin, EU ambassador to stay on, sources say

'How can you have two ambassadors? You can’t,' says ex-ambassador to the EU Jeremy Kinsman. The foreign ministry wouldn't confirm the arrangement.
Former foreign minister Stéphane Dion is expected to leave for his new job in May.
The government plans to keep the current Canadian ambassador to the European Union in his position and have former foreign minister Stéphane Dion act as a kind of “senior ambassador” to him, while making his new home in Berlin, say two former Canadian ambassadors.

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