Investing in Women, Engaging with Men: Partnering for Progress - Tamara Mawhinney

On 8 March 2024, the UN Women Centre of Excellence for Gender Equality in the Republic of Korea (the Centre) convened its second International Women's Day celebration at Hotel Westin Josun in Seoul, marking a significant gathering of over 200 participants from the Government, diplomatic community, private sector, and academic and research institutions. The event aimed to highlight and discuss the critical imperative of investing in women and girls, affirming unwavering support for UN Women's mission.
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Speaker bio:
Tamara Mawhinney, Ambassador of Canada to the Republic of Korea
Ambassador Tamara Mawhinney joined Global Affairs Canada in 1993. She began her career as a Cabinet Liaison Officer and then as a Lawyer within the International Trade Law Division. Assignments overseas included the Mission of Canada to the UN in New York (1995 to 1998), the Embassy of Canada to France, Paris (2001 to 2006 and 2013 to 2014), and the Mission of Canada to the European Union in Brussels where she served as Political section head from 2007 to 2012. After 2 years as Advisor to Mme Michaëlle Jean, Secretary-General of La Francophonie in Paris, she returned to Ottawa in 2016 to lead the UN Security Council campaign team. Ambassador Tamara joined Canada`s Mission to the UN in Geneva in the summer of 2018 as Deputy Permanent Representative. Ambassador Mawhinney has a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in History and Literature from Trinity College, University of Toronto (1987) and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Toronto (1991). She also has a Certificate of Political Studies (Certificat d'Études Politiques) in European politics and Law from Paris Institute of Political Studies (Institut d'Études Politiques, France, 1998) and a Diploma in French and EU Public Administration, Management and Law from École Nationale d'Administration (France, 2000).