Thank you very much, Michael. Thank you, everyone.
Good morning, everyone.
I would like to begin by acknowledging that we are gathered on the traditional unceded territory of the Anishinabe Algonquin people.
Mr. Chair, honourable colleagues, thank you for inviting me to appear before the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development to briefly review some of our government's foreign policy priorities, as well as the important work that we are continuing to do to address the challenges facing Canada and the world.
As we approach the end of this parliamentary session, I would also like to express my gratitude to all members of the committee for the work they have undertaken in recent years in support of Canada's foreign policy.
Let me also introduce the extremely able team of public servants who are here serving all of us today.
Marta Morgan is the newly appointed deputy minister of foreign affairs.
I think this is your first public outing.