{"id":4708,"date":"2021-04-06T14:21:14","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T14:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/theamericasblog\/?p=4708"},"modified":"2021-04-06T14:21:14","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T14:21:14","slug":"a-really-good-moment-for-canada-in-washington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/theamericasblog\/2021\/04\/06\/a-really-good-moment-for-canada-in-washington\/","title":{"rendered":"A Really Good Moment\u2019 for Canada in Washington"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-the-new-york-times wp-block-embed-the-new-york-times\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/04\/02\/world\/canada\/canada-washington-relations.html\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While there\u2019s no fast rule, the job of Canada\u2019s ambassador to Washington often goes to a former politician or a high-profile Canadian who comes from outside of the ranks of career diplomats. But\u00a0Kirsten Hillman,\u00a0who took the post just over a year ago after serving as deputy ambassador, is very much from the public service side of Global Affairs Canada. A lawyer who grew up in southern Winnipeg and Calgary, she\u2019s held\u00a0various senior trade positions\u00a0within the department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I spoke with her this week about the changes in the relationship between Canada and the United States now with Joseph R. Biden as president. Our conversation has been edited for clarity and length.&#8221; Ian Austen. Since Joseph R. Biden Jr. became president of the United States, the rhetoric from the White House about Canada has changed. Have you seen similar changes in your working relationship with the administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;At the meeting between the president and the prime minister, we set up with the Americans what we are calling a road map. Often, statements at the leaders\u2019 level are quite aspirational. They\u2019re &#8216;we really believe in this, and we\u2019re hoping to go that direction.'&#8221; This is very different. This is very action oriented. It\u2019s \u201cwe\u2019re going to set up this group of people, and they are going to achieve this.\u201d The president and his National Security Council are now getting biweekly updates on what we are doing to advance the 30-some objectives that we\u2019ve made, and our government is doing the same. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This administration has given some very clear signals with respect to its trade policy, and those signals are that it\u2019s going to approach trade policy as a tool for achieving\u00a0its overall economic policy, which is recovery. What\u2019s really important is to keep a close eye on is that as these policies are translated into concrete action, they achieve those goals and don\u2019t unintentionally do what they\u2019re not designed to do.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While there\u2019s no fast rule, the job of Canada\u2019s ambassador to Washington often goes to a former politician or a high-profile Canadian who comes from outside of the ranks of career diplomats. But\u00a0Kirsten Hillman,\u00a0who took the post just over a year ago after serving as deputy ambassador, is very much from the public service side of Global Affairs Canada. 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