The role of middle powers, including Canada and Australia, in the changing geopolitical landscape
Join us either in-person or online with H.E Dr Julie Sunday, High Commissioner for Canada in Australia, who will speak about the role of middle powers in a changing geopolitical landscape.
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Attribution: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Website - https://www.dfat.gov.au/โ
The world is becoming increasingly complex and fractured, with significant implications for the rules-based system. Middle powers such as Australia and Canada have a unique opportunity to play a constructive role in shaping a reformed international system that is adapted to the needs of a modern era. Doing so requires strong alliances and a collaborative approach to diplomacy.
Dr. Julie Sunday, Canada's High Commissioner and former Assistant Deputy Minister for Consular, Security, and Emergency Management and Senior Official for Hostage Affairs, will speak to these challenges and opportunities from a Canadian perspective. In particular, she will draw on her efforts to situate and strengthen the Canadian-led Initiative Against Arbitrary Detention in State-to-State Relations within the multilateral system.
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- Presentation by H.E Dr Julie Sunday
H.E Dr Julie Sunday
High Commissioner for Canada in AustraliaJulie Sunday joined the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in 2005. Most recently, she served as Assistant Deputy Minister for the Consular, Security and Emergency Management Branch, and led Canada’s consular policy and operations; travel advice; and international emergency policy, operations and response. She also spearheaded efforts to advance the Canada-led Declaration Against Arbitrary Detention in State-to-State Relations. She was named Canada’s first Senior Official for Hostage Affairs in October 2023 and has led diplomatic engagement to support the release of hostages abroad.
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At Global Affairs Canada, Dr. Sunday has served as Director for Science, Technology and Innovation; Director General and Adviser to the Chief Financial Officer; Director General, Security and Emergency Management, and Chief Security Officer; and Director General for Pandemic Response (2021), a role in which she led the department’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution campaign. She has also served at two of Canada’s central agencies—the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat and the Privy Council Office—and was director general of Clean Technology Innovation at Natural Resources Canada.
Julie is married to Mark McLaughlin and has three daughters. She enjoys hiking and canoeing, particularly in Northern Canada, and is an avid reader. Julie speaks English, French and German.
- Questions from the audience
H.E Dr Julie SundayH.E Dr Julie Sunday
High Commissioner for Canada in AustraliaJulie Sunday joined the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in 2005. Most recently, she served as Assistant Deputy Minister for the Consular, Security and Emergency Management Branch, and led Canada’s consular policy and operations; travel advice; and international emergency policy, operations and response. She also spearheaded efforts to advance the Canada-led Declaration Against Arbitrary Detention in State-to-State Relations. She was named Canada’s first Senior Official for Hostage Affairs in October 2023 and has led diplomatic engagement to support the release of hostages abroad.
More information about speaker
At Global Affairs Canada, Dr. Sunday has served as Director for Science, Technology and Innovation; Director General and Adviser to the Chief Financial Officer; Director General, Security and Emergency Management, and Chief Security Officer; and Director General for Pandemic Response (2021), a role in which she led the department’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution campaign. She has also served at two of Canada’s central agencies—the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat and the Privy Council Office—and was director general of Clean Technology Innovation at Natural Resources Canada.
Julie is married to Mark McLaughlin and has three daughters. She enjoys hiking and canoeing, particularly in Northern Canada, and is an avid reader. Julie speaks English, French and German.
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