Hon. Dr. Marc Garneau became foreign Minister of Canada on January 12, 2021

Hon. Dr. Marc Garneau, Former NASA Astronaut, who has supported FLOGEN Stars Outreach since 2013 (see here), became Minister of Foreign/Global Affair of Canada on January 12, 2021.

He is the first and the only scientist/engineer to be Foreign/Global Affair Minister of Canada. We wish Marc many successes ahead.

Dr. Florian Kongoli, President of SIPS and President of FLOGEN, with Dr. Marc Garneau, Member of Canadian Parliament and former Canadian astronaut, December 2012


Dr. Marc Garneau, before the mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Endeavour STS-97 in 2000. Hon Marc Garneau has been on the shuttle Challenger in 1984, 1996, 2000 for a total of 677 hours in space

Hon Francois-Philippe Champagne, LLB, became Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry on January 12, 2021

Hon Francois-Philippe Champagne, a supporter of FLOGEN Star Outreach, became Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry on January 12, 2021. He is an attorney who, in the beginning of his career, worked for a long time with scientists and engineers in industrial projects. We wish Francois-Philippe many successes ahead.

Dr Florian Kongoli, President of SIPS and President of FLOGEN, with Francois-Philippe Champagne, LLB, in August 2019

Hon Jim Carr, became Cabinet Minister of Government of Canada, and Special Representative for the Prairies on January 12, 2021

He is returning to active politics after successfully beating multiple myeloma, a blood cancer, with which he was diagnosed in October 2019. Hon Barr has supported FLOGEN in its work to develop and apply sustainable technologies. The following is Jim’s letter of recognition to Dr. Florian Kongoli in May 2016 when he was Minister of Natural Resources. https://www.flogen.org/?p=33&an=2016&m=5. We wish Hon Jim Carr many successes ahead.

Hon. Jim Carr, P.C., M.P.

Dr. Florian Kongoli