Dear NU community,
We are delighted to invite you to the Guest Lecture by the Ambassador of Canada
to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan,
H.E. Christopher Duggan.
Christopher Duggan (BA Hons in International Development Studies and Earth
Sciences, Dalhousie University, 1999; MA in Public Policy and Administration –
International Stream, Carleton University, 2002) joined the Department of Foreign
Affairs and International Trade in 2002. He has held several senior positions,
including Director of the Middle East, Africa and Climate Change Division at the
Privy Council Office and Director in the Security and Defense Relations Division at
Global Affairs Canada.
Overseas, he has served in Romania, Jamaica, and Nigeria, and was Deputy Director
of the NATO Liaison Office in Ukraine from 2019 to 2021. Most recently, he served
as Director General at the Department of National Defense.
Lecture Topic:
Canada and Central Asia: Foreign Policy Priorities, Partnerships, and Global
Engagement
The language of the lecture will be English.
Event Timing: 15:00-16:00, January 21, 2026
Event Venue: 5e228, Library Conference Hall (seats are limited)
Registration link
Dress code: Business.
We ask you to act responsibly and inform us in advance if you are unable to attend the
event.
For further questions, contact us at cooperation@nu.edu.kz
