Diplomatic Circles

Afghan envoy fills two-year Ottawa vacancy with focus on trade, investment

Canada is the first head of mission posting for new Afghanistan Ambassador Mohammad Hassan Soroosh Yousufzai, whose predecessor left amidst controversy.

Afghanistan's Ambassador to Canada Mohammad Hassan Soroosh Yousufzai arrived in the fall, filling a two-year gap in the head of mission post in Ottawa.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

January 29, 2020

After two years without an ambassador in Canada, Afghanistan’s new envoy, Mohammad Hassan Soroosh Yousufzai, says he plans to pick up efforts on trade and investment, while also changing impressions of his country as one...

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