[2] From August 2017 until her retirement, she served as the Canadian Ambassador to the Italian Republic, as well as Permanent Representative to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the World Food Programme, and the International Fund for Agricultural Development, with concurrent accreditation as Ambassador to San Marino and Albania, and as High Commissioner to Malta.

In addition to her role in Italy, she was accredited as Ambassador to San Marino and Albania, as well as High Commissioner to Malta.

[5] After her retirement in March 2022 from a 39-year diplomatic career with Global Affairs Canada, Bugailiskis was appointed Chair of the International Advisory Committee of the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health in January 2023.

[1] Bugailiskis is the Chair of the International Advisory Committee of the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

[1] She is also a member of the Distinguished Advisory Council of the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs.