Ms. Béchamp is Director General of the regional network, intergovernmental affairs and sector groups at Global Affairs Canada, where she provides senior leadership on international engagement, foreign policy, trade and investment.
A career diplomat with more than three decades of experience in international affairs, she has held a range of senior positions across the Government of Canada. Previously, she served as Director of Operations at the Privy Council Office, advising on foreign and defence policy issues involving the United States, Mexico and Asia, as well as on trade and investment matters.
Ms. Béchamp also served as Chief of Investor Services at Invest in Canada, where she led the organization’s investor concierge function and developed strategic partnerships to support foreign investment in Canada.
Her diplomatic career has included assignments in Moscow, New York, Santiago and Bangkok.
Ms. Béchamp holds a Bachelor of Commerce, with a major in Accounting, from the University of Ottawa (1993).