Honorary Consul

Honorary Consul of Canada in Oregon

In 2004, as a part of its Enhanced Representation Initiative, the Canadian Government decided to appoint Honorary Consuls in several major U.S. cities where it did not have a Consulate. The Canadian Government approached Jim Baumgartner, who had an active Canada/U.S. cross-border legal practice, to request that he serve in the newly established role as Honorary Consul of Canada in Portland, Oregon. Jim was very interested in doing so and in October 2004, by Order of Privy Council, Jim was duly appointed to be an Honorary Consul of Canada.

As Honorary Consul, Jim's duties and activities are varied. He assists the Canadian Consulate, located in Seattle, Washington, and other senior Canadian officials, in making contact with local, state and federal decision makers; he regularly meets and interacts with corporate, academic and political entities in the area to further trade, educational and political relationships between Oregon and Canada; and he provides local perspective and advice to the Consul General on key aspects of Canada/U.S. and Canada/Oregon relations.

Jim is very active in fulfilling these duties. Nearly every week he meets with some government official or business representative on Canadian-related matters. Jim has hosted the Canadian Ambassador to the U.S., the Canadian Minister of State for Infrastructure and Communities and, together with the Portland Ambassadors Program, lead a group of political and business interests to Vancouver, B.C. Jim regularly travels to Canada as the Honorary Consul, as part of his legal practice, or as a tourist, and has traveled throughout most of the country.

Seattle Consulate General

In November, 2006, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs announced the appointment of Peter Lloyd as the next Seattle Consul General. Mr. Lloyd's previous assignments included Port of Spain, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, and New York.

Mr. Lloyd has worked as a journalist for major national print and television news organizations in Montréal and Ottawa. He joined the Canadian Department of External Affairs in 1986. He has also served as the Director General of Communications for Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade as well as the Canadian International Development Agency.

The Consulate General of Canada in Seattle represents Canada in the four-state area of Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. If you have specific questions regarding immigration to Canada, passport and consular services, you should direct them to the Consulate in Seattle.