Canada names ex-BlackRock exec Wiseman as US envoy, will focus on trade
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Mark Wiseman, former CEO of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), takes part in a discussion at the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance annual public meeting in Toronto, Ontario, Canada June 14, 2016. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
OTTAWA, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday said former BlackRock executive Mark Wiseman would be the new ambassador to the United States, where he will focus on President Donald Trump's tariffs.
Wiseman will take up his post next February and replaces Kirsten Hillman, a career service diplomat who announced she would be leaving after more than five years in the post.
"Mr. Wiseman will be a key contributor to the government’s efforts to advance Canada-U.S. priorities, including secure borders (and) a strengthened trade and investment relationship," Carney said in a statement.
(Reporting by Ryan Patrick Jones and David Ljunggren)
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