Graeme C. Clark has held various positions at headquarters, including: Director of Mexico and North America; Director of Media Relations; and Director General and then Acting Assistant Deputy Minister of Human Resources. He was also Legislative Assistant to two Ministers of Foreign Affairs (1993-1995) and to the Prime Minister of Canada (1995-1997). Abroad he began his career as Second Secretary and Vice-Consul in San Jose, Costa Rica(with cross-accreditations to Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama; served as Ambassador to Peru and Bolivia (1997-2001); as Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States(2006-2010); and as Minister, Deputy Head of Mission in France (2014-2019).He was awarded the Orden del Sol del Peru and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal.