Canada’s response to U.S. aggression and German-Canadian relations
Donnerstag, 22.5. | 16:45 Uhr – 18:15 Uhr Neue Aula
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Since the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump, political tensions between the U.S. and Canada have escalated. In response to the tensions with the U.S., Canada has intensified its collaboration with Europe. In her opening speech at the 36th Heidelberg Symposium, Evelyne Coulombe (Chargée d’Affaires at the Embassy of Canada in Germany) will address Canada’s geopolitical realignment, the impact of the U.S. trade war as well as the German-Canadian and European-Canadian relations.
This event is organized in cooperation with the German-American Institute Heidelberg (DAI). Tickets can be purchased via the Heidelberg Symposium website. The venue is the Great Hall of the New University auditorium building (Neue Aula, Neue Universität, Universitätsplatz 1, 69117 Heidelberg).
Evelyne Coulombe
Chargée d’Affaires at the Embassy of Canada in Germany
Evelyne Coulombe holds a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Montréal Polytechnic School (1990–1994), a Master’s in Applied Environmental Studies from McGill University (1994–1997), and an MBA in Strategic Management from the University of British Columbia (1999–2000). Before joining the Canadian Foreign Service in 2002, she gained experience in the private sector as a business strategy consultant and engineering project manager, working both in Canada and abroad. Throughout her career at Global Affairs Canada – the department of Canada’s government that manages Canada’s foreign policy, international trade, and diplomatic relations – Evelyne Coulombe held various leadership positions. She was Policy Officer in the Science, Technology and Innovation Division and the South Asia Division (2002–2004), Deputy Director of the Southeast Asia and Pacific Division (2007–2008), Director of the Mission Support Division (2014–2016), and Executive Director of U.S. Transboundary Affairs (2020–2022). Overseas, Evelyne Coulombe served as First Secretary (Political and Public Affairs) at the Embassy of Canada in Vietnam (2004–2007) as well as Chargée d’Affaires at the Embassy of Canada in Cambodia (2008–2009) and at the Embassy of Canada in Guatemala (2010–2011). She was Political Counsellor at the Embassy of Canada in Chile (2011–2014) and Consul General of Canada in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2017–2020). Since 2023, Evelyne Coulombe has served as Deputy Head of Mission in Berlin and is currently Chargée d’Affaires at the Embassy of Canada in Germany.