Amy Baker, Ambassador of Canada to Norway

Biography

Amy Baker is Ambassador of Canada to Norway. She comes to this role after 4 years as Canada’s Deputy Ambassador to France, serving also as Head of Mission for over a year during this time period. Previously, Ms. Baker was Director General of Health and Nutrition at Global Affairs Canada. In this role, she represented Canada on Multilateral Boards including The Global Fund, Gavi (the Vaccine Alliance) and the World Bank’s Global Financing Facility, among others. She also led the Canadian organization of the Women Deliver 2019 Summit. Ms. Baker’s work history is marked by her passion for questions of gender equality and her experience in international development. She has worked overseas as Senior Director for Ethiopia and Pan Africa Development Cooperation, and as the founding Chief Operating Officer of the Queen Rania Foundation in Amman, Jordan. Since joining the Government of Canada in 2000 as a Management Trainee, Ms. Baker has occupied numerous roles including Chief of Staff to the President and Director of Human Rights at the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), and various senior positions at the Department of Justice, Status of Women Canada and Human Resources Development Canada. Ms. Baker holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) from Dalhousie University and a Master in Public Administration (MPA) from Queens University, where she received the Queen’s Award for Academic Achievement.