Sahar Ghadhban

Sahar Ghadhban, a collaborator at the Observatory, is a Canadian Foreign Service Officer with a decade of experience in international diplomacy, including postings at the Embassy of Canada to Lebanon, Russia, and a short assignment at the Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations in Geneva. Before joining the Foreign Service, she worked with the UNDP Country Office in Tunisia and built her path through internships at the Embassy of Canada to Algeria, Syria, and the Permanent Mission of Canada to the UN in Geneva.

Throughout her postings, Sahar has led initiatives that foster cross-cultural understanding, including the creation of Women in Diplomacy networks in both Russia and Lebanon—spaces designed to build bridges across cultures and strengthen inclusive dialogue. Sahar holds a master’s degree in public and international Affairs from the University of Ottawa. She is currently completing an Executive Master’s degree in international Strategy and Diplomacy at the London School of Economics (LSE) in London, UK, where her research explores Russia’s foreign policy as a revisionist power.

After eight years abroad, Sahar will return to Headquarters to take on the role of Deputy Director for Russia, Belarus, and Moldova. She is fluent in French, English, Arabic, and Russian.