Anna Biolik


Anna Biolik is a Canadian diplomat. She is the Regional Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's Vancouver Regional Office. Prior to this, she was Canada's first Ambassador to Mongolia. She was Canada's Consul General to Saint Petersbourg, Russian Federation from 2001 to 2004, and then Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Kazakhstan from 2004 to 2006, with concurrent accreditation to the Republic of Kyrgyzstan and the Republic of Tajikistan.
Biolik's parents immigrated to Canada from Poland after World War 2.

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Biolik taught at the University of Ottawa before joining the Canadian federal government. Since 1984, she has worked for the House of Commons, the Secretary of State, the Department of Communications, the Governor General, Canada Post and Investment Partnerships Canada. In 1997, she joined the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, serving in Ottawa as Director of the International Business Opportunities Centre and the Market Support Division. Dr. Biolik is married to Terry Hargreaves.