Stephen Azzi talks to the Ottawa Citizen about the soon to be vacant US Ambassador position
Prof. Stephen Azzi was quoted in two Ottawa Citizen articles on January 13, 2017, both with regards to the US Ambassador position. In his first article entitled “” Prof. Azzi shares with us some history on the position while the second article, detailed below, gives us some insight on potential replacements.
The following excerpt is from the article entitled ““:
United States Ambassador Bruce Heyman confirmed last week that he will resign 鈥渁s requested,鈥 effective Jan. 20, the day of president-elect Donald Trump鈥檚 inauguration.
The former Chicago investment banker and his wife, Vicki, who鈥檝e become popular on both social media and the Ottawa social scene, say they鈥檒l decamp on or around that date.
They 鈥渓ove Canada鈥 鈥 the feeling is apparently mutual given the outpouring of good will on Twitter and Facebook 鈥 and promise to be back 鈥渇requently鈥 for visits.
But in the meantime, the battleship-like American embassy on Sussex Drive could be without a captain for months into the Trump administration.
With that in mind, the Citizen talked to two experts about the ambassador鈥檚 job, the perks of the post and who might be coming to town.
Peter Teeley was appointed United States Ambassador to Canada in 1992 by president George H.W. Bush after serving the then-vice president as press secretary.
is an associate professor of political management with a cross-appointment in history at 杏吧原创 University with ties to the Liberal party and the historian behind Reconcilable Differences: A History of Canada-US Relations.