Gregory Galligan
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Gregory Galligan is a senior Canadian diplomat.[1]
Education
[edit | edit source]Galligan graduated from Queens University, in Canada, in 2002, with a double major in History and Political Science.[2] He worked as an intern with NATO, prior to earning an MA in International Relations, from Kings College, London, in 2004.[3] Following his Masters he interned with the BBC.
Diplomatic career
[edit | edit source]Galligan began working for Global Affairs Canada in 2005.[2]
In 2019 Galligan was appointed Canada's Ambassador to Lebanon, and its Ambassador-designate to wartorn Syria, with which Canada did not have diplomatic relations.[4]
In October 2020, in his capacity as Canada’s executive coordinator for Syria, he accepted custody of Amira, a five-year-old Canadian refugee, orphaned during the final days of Daesh (ISIS) autonomy.[1]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1
Terry Glavin (2021-02-17). "Bring them home". Macleans magazine. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
Ottawa’s public position remains unchanged, even though several senior Canadian officials arrived safely in limousines for an Oct. 7 meeting with senior Kurdish officials at the gleaming AANES offices in the Syrian Kurdish city of Qamlishi on the Turkish border, and left with Amira without difficulty, according to the AANES foreign relations department. The Canadian delegation was led by Canada’s executive coordinator for Syria, Gregory Galligan, a diplomat based in Beirut.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Get to know University Councillor Gregory Galligan, BA Hons 02" (PDF). Queens University. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
- ↑ Meagan Fitzpatrick (2022-07-21). "Serving Canada around the world". Queen's Alumni Review. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
- ↑ Gregory Galligan (2019-09-09). "Gregory Galligan, Ambassador to Lebanon and Ambassador-designate to Syria" (Press release). GAC. Retrieved 2025-11-16.