Miraillet is a man for all seasons

France's Ambassador to Canada, Michel Miraillet, recognizes the post of ambassador as representing a nation and its people in an imperfect world, where peace is promoted through mutual understanding, trust and the establishment of shared goals—and is secured by the capacity of each to deter aggression.

French Ambassador Michel Miraellet has played key roles, including director general of globalization and international co-operation, assistant sherpa in 2020 to the G7 and G20 meetings, director of strategic affairs and policy for the minister of defence, responsible for the Iran and Iraq files, writes Roseann O'Reilly Runte.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE

April 13, 2026

As France recently announced an increase to its nuclear stockpile concomitantly with a new partnership extending deterrence to its non-nuclear European neighbours, it was a stroke of good fortune that France’s Ambassador to Canada, Michel Miraillet, had already agreed to s...

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