Kevin Hamilton
| Kevin Hamilton | |
|---|---|
| Chargé d’affaires, Office of the Canadian Embassy to Lithuania | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Habib Massoud |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Duncan, British Columbia |
| Spouse(s) | Tal Elizabeth Hamilton |
| Alma mater | University of British Columbia, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University |
Kevin Hamilton is a current Canadian diplomat, and is Chargé d’affaires at the Office of the Canadian Embassy to Lithuania.
Concurrently, he is non-resident Deputy Head of Mission for the Canadian Embassy to Estonia; and non-resident Deputy Head of Mission for the Canadian Embassy to Latvia.
Prior to his appointment to Vilnius, he was Head of the Political Section at the High Commission of Canada to the United Kingdom, with the diplomatic rank of Counsellor (2007–2010). Before London, he was Deputy Director of the Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding Group at Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT); and from 2003 to 2006 was Deputy Director of DFAIT's Policy Planning staff, where he served as international security analyst and as chief advisor to Canada's G8 Political Director.
Mr. Hamilton's other headquarters assignments have included the Office of the Special Ambassador for Mine Action; the Non-proliferation and Disarmament Division; and the Western Balkans directorate. Overseas, he has also served at Canada's embassies in Tel Aviv (Israel) and Sarajevo (Bosnia & Herzegovina).
Mr. Hamilton holds an M.A. in International Affairs from the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University (Ottawa), and a B.A. in International Relations from the University of British Columbia (Vancouver).