Diplomatic Circles

Kuwait ambassador brings team approach to diplomacy

An advocate for women, Reem Al Khaled says she’s always wanted to be ‘one of the voices’ pushing to get women involved.

Kuwait’s Ambassador to Canada Reem Al Khaled is the first woman diplomat from her country named to North America, and third as head of mission. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

January 22, 2020

Diplomacy is not so different from the calculations Kuwait’s new ambassador to Canada says she made as a squash player for her country, bringing the same “drive for achievement” to her now third head of mission posting.

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