The new Ambassador to Thailand has ties to the South Shore.
Donica Pottie Spent much of her childhood in Liverpool, Bridgewater, and New Germany.
Last week she was one of the diplomatic appointments announced by Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion.
The Park View Grad has spent time serving in Beijing and Amman and Cambodia where she has also been appointed as a representative.
Pottie will officially take on the role this fall.



