Diplomatic Circles

‘I’ve had to run to keep up’: U.K. envoy trumpets ‘new energy’ in Canadian relationship, but questions loom over trade talks

In a wide-ranging interview, U.K. High Commissioner Rob Tinline discusses his country's renewed relationship with Canada, what happens next on trade, and the decision to recognize a Palestinian state.

U.K. High Commissioner Rob Tinline previously served as the foreign office's director for the Americas.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

October 1, 2025

Seven months into his job as the United Kingdom's top diplomat in Canada, Rob Tinline has already been through a sea change in Canadian politics.

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