Alumni Engagement Coordinator | angelica@youngdiplomats.ca

Ottawa, ON

Originally from Ottawa, Angelica Kalubiaka is a federal public servant and Master’s candidate in Public and International Affairs. Her upbringing as the daughter of immigrants shaped her outlook on the importance of diplomatic issues and civic engagement. Angelica graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Ottawa, in the Biopharmaceutical sciences program. She partook in influencing legislation, as the President of her riding’s youth council, representing over 24,000 youth to the Government of Canada.

Her passion for international issues grew following a unique legislative study tour to Belgium, England, and Wales, where she met and engaged with ambassadors and parliamentarians from across Europe. Angelica is a Parliamentary Internship Program (PIP) alumna and worked for MPs from both the federal governing party and the official opposition. She then entered the public service at Global Affairs Canada (GAC) to work in parliamentary diplomacy and foreign affairs. As a former National Leader of the GCWCC, she shaped the priorities of Canada’s largest workplace charitable campaign and helped raise $2.6 million for vulnerable communities across the country. In her spare time, Angelica is an active World Economic Forum Global Shaper and serves her community as the President of the Parliamentary Internship Alumni Association board. As part of YDC’s WTO Public Forum delegation, Angelica represented Canada in Geneva while promoting international cooperation, economic fairness, and inclusive trade practices.

Angelica has been recognized with numerous accolades, including the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Award, the SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarship, Canada’s Top 100 Black Women to Watch 2020, and the Ottawa Mayor City Builder Award.