Alexandra Bugailiskis (born 9 January 1956)^{[citation needed]} is a Canadian former diplomat. In March 2022, she retired from Global Affairs Canada after a 39-year diplomatic career.^[1] In January 2023, she was appointed Chair of the International Advisory Committee of the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, known as the UN's Think Tank on Water, based in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada.^[2]

From August 2017 until her retirement, she served as the Canadian Ambassador to the Italian Republic, as well as Permanent Representative to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the World Food Programme, and the International Fund for Agricultural Development, with concurrent accreditation as Ambassador to San Marino and Albania, and as High Commissioner to Malta.^[3]

Bugailiskis was born on 9 January 1956 in Hamilton, Ontario.^{[citation needed]} She graduated from Carleton University with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) and from the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs with a Master of Arts.^[4]

Bugailiskis served as the Canadian Ambassador to Italy from August 2017 until December 2021, during which she was also Canada’s Permanent Representative to the Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Food Programme, and the International Fund for Agricultural Development. In addition to her role in Italy, she was accredited as Ambassador to San Marino and Albania, as well as High Commissioner to Malta.^[5]

After her retirement in March 2022 from a 39-year diplomatic career with Global Affairs Canada, Bugailiskis was appointed Chair of the International Advisory Committee of the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health in January 2023.^[1]

Bugailiskis is the Chair of the International Advisory Committee of the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.^[1] She is also a member of the Distinguished Advisory Council of the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs.^[6] She previously served on the Advisory Board of the Canadian Executive MBA at the SGH-Warsaw School of Economics and on the Board of Directors of FOCAL, The Canadian Foundation for the Americas.^{[citation needed]}

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• "Canada Among Nations, 2011-2012 - McGill-Queen's University Press". Mqup.ca. Retrieved 3 June 2018.