Biographical note

André François Giroux (LLB [Civil Law], University of Montréal, 1992; LLM [International Business Law], McGill University, 1994; LLM [European Community Law], College of Europe, 1995; MBA, University of Montréal, 2001) joined the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in 1995. He served abroad at the Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations in New York (1996 to 1999), in part during Canada’s term on the Security Council, and as counsellor at the Embassy to France (2004 to 2008). In Canada, he had assignments in the International Trade Law Bureau, International Economic Relations and Summits Division and Office of Protocol. He was director of the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Division (2008 to 2010) and director and chief of staff in the Office of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (2010 to 2012). Mr. Giroux was ambassador to Denmark (2012 to 2016) and then NAFTA secretary and director of the Trade Agreements Secretariat (2017 to 2020). Most recently, he served as consul general in Sydney.