Biographical note

Victoria Singmin (BSc Hons [Biology and Psychology], McMaster University, 2000) joined the Canadian International Development Agency in 2007. During her time at Headquarters, she served in the Office for Democratic Governance as senior development officer and the International Humanitarian Assistance Bureau, where she was senior program officer and, from 2015 to 2019, deputy director. Her positions overseas have included Jakarta, where she served as head of cooperation at Canada’s Mission to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) from 2019 to 2021 before becoming political counsellor, her most recent position, at Canada’s Mission to ASEAN.