Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has appointed Canada’s new high commissioner to India after Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in mid-June.
Christopher Cooter will take on the role of high commissioner for Canada in the Republic of India, Anand announced on Aug. 28. Cooter has 35 years of diplomatic experience and most recently served as Canada’s Chargé d’affaires to Israel and as Canada’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Mauritius, and Madagascar.
“The appointment of a new High Commissioner reflects Canada’s step-by-step approach to deepening diplomatic engagement and advancing bilateral cooperation with India,” Anand said in an Aug. 28 statement….