Chris Alexander: Canadian Foreign Service

Canadian Foreign Service: Alexander, a member of the Canadian Foreign Service for 18 years, served as Canadas first resident Ambassador in Kabul, Afghanistan. He also served as deputy special representative of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan from 2005 to 2009. He was appointed parliamentary secretary to then minister of defence, Peter Mackay in May, 2011. He has recently published a book A Long Way Back: Afghanistans Quest for Peace, according to The Star. Kenney, who some say has leadership ambitions , has been moved to the newly named portfolio of employment and social development, which takes the place of human resources and skills development. One of his many tasks will be the handling of the controversial foreign temporary workers program along with the new minister of immigration and The appointment of GTA area MP Chris Alexander from Ajax-Pickering to Minister of Citizenship and Immigration is being lauded by many who believe that it is time the Conservatives step back and assess the sweeping changes made to the immigration and refugee system. He replaces Jason Kenney , the Alberta MP who has been central to the Progressive Conservatives wooing of the ethnic vote across the GTA and Canada. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.