Marc-André Blanchard
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How COVID-19 changed Canada’s battle for a UN Security Council seatFor Canada's UN ambassador physically distant events such as picnics, walks, the odd bicycle ride through Manhattan parks and visits to streets outside the official residences of fellow ambassadors have become features of his last few weeks of campaigning.CanadaJun 16, 2020
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Canada in ‘good position’ for Security Council seat amid Chinese threats: ambassadorMarc-Andre Blanchard wouldn't say whether Chinese anger over the Meng Wanzhou case could impact Canada's bid for a rotating seat on the UN Security Council.CanadaMay 31, 2020
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Canada’s campaign for UN Security Council seat enters final stageCanada lost its last bid for a security council seat in 2010 when tiny Portugal won more support.CanadaMay 21, 2020
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UN General Assembly demands immediate truce in Syria, end to siege on AleppoThirty-six countries abstained in the vote on the Canadian-drafted resolution on the nearly six-year Syrian conflict.WorldDec 9, 2016
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New appointments nothing more than old Liberal patronage: OppositionThe opposition parties have labelled two high-profile diplomatic appointments as nothing more than Liberal patronage.WorldJan 17, 2016
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New ambassador to US announced amid shifting perceptionDavid MacNaughton takes over as US ambassador; Marc-André Blanchard takes over as ambassador to the UN.CanadaJan 16, 2016
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