Diplomacy and Race: A Black Canadian Diplomat in the Southern U.S.

25 August 2020

With Nadia Theodore, Consul General of Canada to the Southeastern United Statesnadia-theodore.png

The Diversity in Diplomacy series provides an EDI perspective on diplomatic service.  This series is jointly hosted by Intersections of Gender, University of Alberta International and the Peter Lougheed Leadership College.

On August 25, 2020, Ms. Nadia Theodore spoke to issues of diplomacy and race as a Black Canadian diplomat in the Southern U.S.

Nadia Theodore has served as Canada’s Consul General to the Southeast United States since September 2017. Prior to her appointment, she served as Executive Director to Canada’s Deputy Minister of International Trade, as well as at Canada’s Permanent Mission to the World Trade Organization and at Canada’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Geneva.

With over 20 years experience in the Canadian federal public service, Consul General Theodore has built a reputation for forging strong partnerships with government and business leaders and building strong multi-disciplinary teams. Ms. Theodore has made advancing inclusion in the workplace a personal priority. She is committed to making sure that the public service is included in the global conversation on building inclusive teams, including at senior levels.

This presentation was moderated by Lois Harder, Professor of Political Science and the Principal of the Peter Lougheed Leadership College at the University of Alberta.

 Read the transcript or Listen to the audio file


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The Diversity in Diplomacy series is jointly organized by the University of Alberta’s Intersections of Gender Signature Area, the Peter Lougheed Leadership College, and University of Alberta International. In moderated online conversations, heads of diplomatic missions, such as Canadian and foreign ambassadors, high commissioners, and consuls general, are invited to reflect on their practice of foreign policy and diplomacy with a view on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in the diplomatic service.


Diversity in Diplomacy series:

  1. Diversity in Diplomacy: Working Around the Globe as an LGBT+ Diplomat
    with Lucia C. Piazza, U.S. Consul General in Calgary 
  2. Diplomacy and Race: A Black Canadian Diplomat in the Southern U.S.
    with Nadia Theodore, Consul General of Canada to the Southeastern United States
  3. Indigeneity and Diplomacy: Representing Canada Across the Globe as an Indigenous Woman
    with Deborah Chatsis, former Canadian Ambassador 
  4. African Woman Diplomat: Challenges and Opportunities
    with Fatima Braoulé Méïté, Ambassador of the Republic of Mali in Canada