The
Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) is the union of the department of external affaris and the department of international trade that was arranged by the
Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal Party[?] in
1993. The department still has two seperate ministes, one for foreign relations the otehr for trade. The current ministers are
Bill Graham[?], for foreign affairs, and
Pierre Pettigrew[?] for internation trade. The department is headquartered in the
Lester B. Pearson Buidling[?] on the bank of the
Ottawa River in the nation's capital.
Being minister of foreign affairs is often a thankless position as on most major issues and major conferences the Prime Minister plays the most prominent role.
Past Ministers of Foreign Affairs