Alumna top diplomat in Iraq

With a conflict raging in neighbouring Syria and deep historical divisions between Sunni, Shia and Kurdish sects casting an ominous shadow over Iraq’s potential future as a pluralist society, Stephanie Duhaime, BA'03 (Economics), BESc'03 (Biochemical Eng), has a daunting task.

Duhaime, a Sudbury native who is fluent in English, French and Arabic, was appointed as the charge d’affaires of Canada’s newly created diplomatic mission in Iraq on April 1.