Meet Alison Grant, Canada's New Ambassador to Vienna

PeopleDiplomats ♦ Published: September 26, 2025; 10:33 ♦ (Vindobona)

Alison Grant, Canada's new Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Vienna, has presented her credentials to UNOV Director-General Ghada Waly and, for Austria, to President Alexander Van der Bellen. With this appointment, Grant assumes an important dual mandate, serving simultaneously as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Austria and as Permanent Representative to all international organizations based in Vienna.

Alison Grant is an experienced diplomat with extensive expertise in security and East-West relations. / Picture: © Österreichische Präsidentschaftskanzlei / Ronja Klima und Peter Lechner/HBF

Ms. Grant, who succeeds Troy Lulashnyk, brings with her a wealth of expertise in security and foreign policy, which is particularly important in the current geopolitical situation. Most recently, she served as Director General for International Security and Strategic Affairs in Ottawa. Ms. Grant has announced that her top priority will be fostering strong political and economic ties…