Sandra McCardell is a Canadian diplomat. After being appointed on July 20, 2009, McCardell was Ambassador to Libya before the 2011 Libyan civil war.[1] She closed the Canadian Embassy and evacuated in February 2011; she subsequently returned to Tripoli in September 2011 to re-establish diplomatic relations after the fall of Gaddafi and completed her assignment in the fall of 2011.[2] In February 2012, it was reported that McCardell's spouse, Edis Zagorac, was hired by engineering firm SNC-Lavalin to work as part of a military-civilian engineering unit with billions in contracts with the Gadhafi regime, including a $270 million prison project. Following the discovery, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird requested a review into the potential for conflicts of interest, to which nothing was found.[3] In 2012, she was named Ambassador of Canada to Morocco and Mauritania. In 2015, she became High Commissioner of Canada in South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho and Mauritius and Ambassador to Madagascar.
Her Excellency Sandra McCardell | |
|---|---|
| In office August 2015 – Ongoing | |
| Preceded by | Gaston Barban |
| Succeeded by | N/A |
Career edit
McCardell began her diplomatic career working in Israel.[2] She is also a former political advisor at the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Embassy of Canada to Libya". Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
- ^ a b Payton, Laura (21 March 2012). "Ambassador to Libya back in Canada amid controversy". CBC. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ Seglins, Dave; Nicol, John (23 February 2012). "SNC-Lavalin hired diplomat's spouse for Gadhafi project". CBC. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Welcome to Vanguard Canada". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
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