Canadian envoy to Washington Kirsten Hillman has term extended during tense trade talks

Open this photo in gallery: Canada’s Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman speaks to reporters during a cabinet retreat at Chateau Montebello in Montebello, Que., in January.Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press Prime Minister Mark Carney has asked Kirsten Hillman to stay on as Canada's ambassador to Washington and take on the role as chief negotiator in tense trade and security talks with the Trump administration. Many Liberals and observers had expected after the election that the Prime Minister would replace Ms. Hillman, who has served in the Washington embassy since 2017, six of those years as ambassador. But the Prime Minister's…