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In the department, Foreign Affairs Canada .


HISTORY

From 1909 to 1993 the position was known as The Secretary Of State For External Affairs . The current minister is The Honourable Peter MacKay . Ministers holding the External Affairs and Foreign Affairs portfolios have sometimes played prominent international roles:




As in Pearson's case (and that of Louis St. Laurent , his predecessor), the portfolio can be a final stepping stone to the Prime Minister's Office. Until 1946 , it was customary for the office to be held by the sitting Prime Minster. John Diefenbaker would hold the portfolio on two subsequent occasions.


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