Her Excellency
Susannah Goshko
CMG
British High Commissioner to Canada
Assumed office
September 7, 2021
MonarchsElizabeth II
Charles III
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Liz Truss
Rishi Sunak
Preceded bySusan le Jeune d'Allegeershecque
Personal details
SpouseMatt Goshko

Susannah Clare Goshko CMG is a British civil servant in His Majesty's Diplomatic Service. She is the British High Commissioner to Canada, replacing Susan le Jeune d'Allegeershecque on September 7, 2021.[1][2]

Career

Goshko was deputy director at the Department for Exiting the European Union.[3] She was the Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs from April 2019 to 2021.[2]

Goshko was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2021 Birthday Honours for services to British foreign policy.[4][5]

In October 2021, she gave her first interview in Canada on Power & Politics on CBC News.[6]

Personal life

Goshko's husband, Matt, has served as director of press at the Embassy of the United States, London.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Change of British High Commissioner to Canada: Susannah Goshko". GOV.UK (Press release). 25 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Susannah Goshko". GOV.UK. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  3. 1 2 Dickson, Annabelle (6 September 2017). "Westminster's power couples". Politico. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "No. 63377". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 2021. p. B4.
  5. ↑ "Queen's Birthday Honours: the full 2021 list". CityAM. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  6. ↑ Exclusive | New British high commissioner to Canada sits down with Power & Politics, retrieved 2 October 2021


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