Evelyne Coulombe - Chargée d’Affaires a.i. — Embassy of Canada to Germany, Berlin
Biography
Evelyne Coulombe (BSc [Civil Engineering], Montréal Polytechnic School, 1994; MSc Applied [Environment], McGill University, 1996; MBA [Strategic Management], University of British Columbia, 2000) joined the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in 2002 after having worked in the private sector in Canada and abroad as a business strategy consultant and an engineering project manager. During her time at Headquarters, Ms. Coulombe was a policy officer in the Science, Technology and Innovation Division and the South Asia Division, deputy director of the Southeast Asia and Pacific Division, director of the Mission Support Division, and executive director of U.S. Transboundary Affairs. Overseas postings included Hanoi from 2004 to 2007, where she served as first secretary (political). She also served as Chargé d’affaires in Phnom Penh from 2008 to 2009 and in Guatemala City from 2010 to 2011, and as political counsellor in Santiago from 2011 to 2014. Her most recent posting was in Rio de Janeiro as Consul General from 2017 to 2020. Since 2023, Evelyne Coulombe has served as Deputy Head of Mission in Berlin and is currently Chargée d’Affaires a.i. She is married to Craig Grinham and has two children.
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