Manitoba Premier Gary Doer will be introduced as Canada's next ambassador to the United States during a visit to Ottawa Friday, CBC News has learned.Prime Minister Stephen Harper is scheduled to meet with Doer at 9:30 a.m. ET. Doer announced Thursday that he would be stepping down as the NDP premier of Manitoba after 10 years in the job. He didn't say what his future would hold, but joked: "I'm not going to be watching soaps."
Michael Wilson has held the ambassador's post since March 2006. If Doer goes end up with the Washington job, he would be following the career path of former New Brunswick premier Frank McKenna. The Liberal politician also stepped down on his 10th anniversary of becoming premier, and then went on to represent Canada in the United States.
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