Jeffrey Marder named Canada’s head of delegation to Holocaust remembrance alliance

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has designated Ambassador Jeffrey Marder as Canada’s head of delegation to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance.

The Global Affairs Canada announcement, published October 21, 2026, identifies Marder as Canada’s ambassador to Spain and Andorra. He previously served as interim head of Canada’s IHRA delegation in 2023.

The IHRA is an intergovernmental organization with 35 member countries and eight observer countries. Canada joined in 2009. Global Affairs says Canada was home to about 400,000 Jewish people and roughly 9,800 Holocaust survivors as of December 2024.

The role is diplomatic and policy-focused, covering Canada’s participation in the alliance’s work on Holocaust education, remembrance and research.

Illustrative stock image: Mike Labrum / Unsplash, under the Unsplash Licence. The candle image is illustrative and is not associated with a specific ceremony, person or IHRA event.