I have a fantastic team, including here in Ottawa with Assistant Deputy Linder. They are supporting me, and frankly training and helping me along in my role.
We have a tremendous team with the embassy in Washington, our 12 consulates, plus three additional trade missions in the United States. They are working day in and day out to advance our interests in the United States. That's not to mention the team we have supporting us in Global Affairs Canada.
I feel very fortunate. I don't feel this is a job—nor could it ever possibly be a job—that one person could do. It is very much a team effort. We need to be coordinated across the United States. My role is in the United States. We need to be coordinated with our message to Americans. We have to collect information from all Canadians and be able to translate that to influential Americans in business, government, labour and other interest groups.
We are doing that, and we're going to double down on those efforts.
