Amanda Strohan (BAdmin, University of Regina, 2001) joined the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in 2001. Overseas, she served as second secretary and vice-consul in Moscow (2002 to 2004), counsellor and consul general in Beirut (2004 to 2008), counsellor and consul in Rabat (2008 to 2011), counsellor and consul in Brussels (2013 to 2018) and minister-counsellor (2018 to 2021) and deputy high commissioner in New Delhi with concurrent accreditation to Nepal and Bhutan (2021 to 2023).