Craig Weichel joined the Foreign Service in 1998 and has served at Canadian missions in D.C. (2019-present), Rome (2009-13), Vienna-OSCE (2002-05), New York-UN (2000), and D.C. (2000). In Ottawa, he most recently served as Director of the North Korea Task Force (2018-19) and Natural Disaster Response Division (2016-18). He has also had assignments in the UN Division, Nuclear Non-proliferation Division, Northern Europe Division and US General Relations Division.

Craig holds an Honours BA in History from Wilfrid Laurier University and an MA in History from McMaster University.