Director General, Clean Technologies and Clean Growth Branch, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Ms. Hembroff was appointed as Director General, Clean Technologies and Clean Growth Branch at Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada in January 2022 and is responsible for overseeing policy and programs for clean technologies and industrial decarbonization, aimed at helping Canada meet its GHG reduction targets, including achieving net zero by 2050.
Prior to assuming this role, Ms. Hembroff spent 22 years at Global Affairs Canada (GAC) working in international trade promotion and negotiations. Most recently, from 2018-2022, Ms. Hembroff served as Director General for Trade Policy and Negotiations at GAC and had responsibility for overseeing the negotiation of Canada's bilateral/regional trade agreements and related initiatives as well as multilateral trade policy engagement at the WTO, OECD, G20 and APEC. In this capacity, Ms. Hembroff served as Canada's Chief Negotiator for FTA negotiations with the Pacific Alliance, India, ASEAN and Ukraine. Ms. Hembroff has also held a number of other positions in the Trade Policy and Negotiations Branch at Global Affairs Canada, including as Director of the Trade Policy and Negotiations Division – Asia (2016-2018); Director of the Trade Policy and Negotiations Division (2014-2016) and Director of the Services Trade Policy Division (2009-2011). She notably held the position of Deputy Chief Negotiator for CPTPP Deputy Senior Official responsible for FTA exploratory discussions with China.
Ms. Hembroff previously served abroad as Consul and Senior Trade Commissioner at the Consulate General in Hong Kong from 2011 to 2014 and was responsible for providing support to Canadian companies in the Greater China region.
Ms. Hembroff has her Bachelor of Arts Honours in Political Studies from the University of Manitoba; and Masters of Arts in International Affairs from the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University.
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