March 10, 2022
Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, welcomed nine new heads of mission to Canada during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.
The following new heads of mission presented their credentials:
His Excellency Teburoro Tito
High Commissioner of the Republic of Kiribati
His Excellency Viliami Vaʻinga Tōnē
High Commissioner for the Kingdom of Tonga
His Excellency Philip Jada Natana
Ambassador of the Republic of South Sudan
His Excellency Issimaïl Chanfi
Ambassador of the Union of the Comoros
His Excellency Sidi Mohamed Laghdaf
Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania
His Excellency Jean Claude Félix do Rego
Ambassador of the Republic of Benin
His Excellency Onkokame Kitso Mokaila
High Commissioner for the Republic of Botswana
Her Excellency Margareth Natalie Mensah-Williams
High Commissioner for the Republic of Namibia
Her Excellency Nicole Catherine Marie Bintner
Ambassador of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Upon their arrival in Canada, new heads of mission must present their letters of credence to the governor general before they can carry out their duties. Letters of credence are the official documents that accredit a diplomat as an ambassador or high commissioner to another country.
