PERSON: Kirsten Hillman

Government of Canada

Canadian Ambassador to the U.S.

Kirsten Hillman is a Canadian lawyer and diplomat who was appointed as Canadian ambassador to the United States on March 26, 2020. She is the first woman to serve in this role. In 2019, she had been appointed as acting ambassador, taking over from David MacNaughton. Prior to this, she served as deputy ambassador at the Embassy of Canada in Washington, D.C.

Hillman grew up in Calgary and Winnipeg. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Manitoba (1990), as well as civil law and common law degrees from McGill University.

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