American presidential election could define new U.S. envoy Aldona Wos’ time in Ottawa, say analysts

Aldona Wos is the second straight top Republican donor from a southern U.S. state that U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated as ambassador to Canada.

North Carolina's Aldona Wos, nominated to be the new U.S. ambassador in Canada, was previously a U.S. ambassador in Estonia from 2004 to 2006 in the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush. Screen capture courtesy of Youtube/Academy for Cultural Diplomacy

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BY NEIL MOSS

February 26, 2020

When the United States' next ambassador in Ottawa takes up residence at Lornado, she could be serving one of the shortest terms in years, if U.S. President Donald Trump doesn't win re-election, and will be tasked with keeping the Canada-U.S. relationship front-and-centre in the midst of an all-encom...

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