Diplomatic Circles

German envoy’s return to Canada a ‘dream’ job, will focus on CETA

Sabine Sparwasser's close relationship with Canada began with her Montreal-born husband Gary Soroka, a retired foreign service officer.

German Ambassador Sabine Sparwasser's main priority in Canada is to ensure Canada’s Comprehensive and Economic Trade agreement with the European Union is successful in the coming months and years. The Hill Times photograph by Shruti Shekar

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BY SHRUTI SHEKAR

October 4, 2017

The first female German ambassador to Canada isn’t new to Ottawa. In fact, her close relationship to the country, stemming from long-standing professional and personal connections, was the reason she “always had [the] dream to come back one day.” Sabine Sparwasser, who prese...

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