Biographical notes

Joya Donnelly (BA Hons [Political Science and History], McGill University, 2001; MPA, National School of Public Administration, 2007) joined the Government of Canada in 2006.

Joya Donnelly (BA Hons [Political Science and History], McGill University, 2001; MPA, National School of Public Administration, 2007) joined the Government of Canada in 2006. In Ottawa, Ms. Donnelly has held various positions at Global Affairs Canada and served as the Asia analyst in the Foreign Policy and Defence Secretariat of the Privy Council Office. Abroad, she was posted to Colombia (2006) and Indonesia (2007–2009) and served as political counsellor in Vietnam (2010–2012) and China (2017–2021). She was subsequently minister-counsellor for political and cultural affairs in France, with concurrent accreditation to Monaco (2021–2023). Most recently, she served as director general of the Northeast Asia Bureau at Global Affairs Canada.