Message from the Ambassador
Welcome to the Canadian Embassy in Denmark!
André François Giroux, Canada’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark
Velkommen! My thanks to you for visiting our website here at the Canadian Embassy in Copenhagen.
As NATO allies and Arctic neighbours, Canada and Denmark share a history of fruitful collaboration on many global issues. With a maritime border of 2,000 km between Canada and Greenland, there are on-going historic links between our Inuit populations, and the Arctic forms an important part of Danish-Canadian cooperation. Our like-minded values are also reflected in our continued commitment in areas such as security cooperation, promotion of human rights and free trade.
I am very much looking forward to further developing the thriving Danish-Canadian relationship. Whether your interest is in Canada's international activities, or you are interested in business opportunities, travel, study and cultural events, you will find that the Embassy in Copenhagen offers services to both Danes and Canadians through this website.
So do come back and visit us often!
Biography of the Ambassador
André François Giroux (LLB [Civil Law], Université de Montréal, 1992; LLM [International Business Law], McGill University, 1994; LLM [European Community Law], College of Europe, 1995; MBA, Université de 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 from 1996 to 1999, in part during Canada’s term on the Security Council, and as counsellor at the Embassy of Canada to France from 2004 to 2008. In Canada, he has had assignments in the International Trade Law Bureau and in the International Economic Relations and Summits Division. From 2008 to 2010, he was director of the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Division. Most recently, Mr. Giroux served as director of the Office of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. He is married to Nathalie Byk, and they have three daughters.
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