Career diplomat Jennifer May will be named the new ambassador to China, a post that has been vacant since the end of last year, sources tell CBC News.
May will replace Dominic Barton who left the job at the end of December following the release of Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig.
The news was first reported by the Globe and Mail.
May has been with Global Affairs Canada since 1990, previously serving as the ambassador to Brazil and the deputy head of mission at the Canadian Embassy in Germany, according to a government of Canada website.
She has also had postings in Hong Kong, Beijing and Bangkok.
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