My apologies for any confusion there. The official title of the person whom I serve is the associate deputy minister of foreign affairs. When I say “the office of the associate”, I am referring to our office.
Just to clarify, if it is helpful, while the timing may be such that an email was officially sent on July 25, the process of gathering that information had been in the works for some time. The associate, after June 17, had requested the leads to compile a full summary and a chronology of events with respect to this process. This multi-year process was quite complex because it took place over the span of 10 years, which was eight years prior to the current head of mission's arrival.