Presentation of Credentials at Rideau Hall
The Governor General first received the credentials of His Excellency Naif Alsudairy, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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The Governor General received the credentials of His Excellency Pedro Fernando Brêtas Bastos, Ambassador of the Federative Republic of Brazil.
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The Governor General received the credentials of His Excellency John Chrysostom Alintuma Nsambu, High Commissioner of the Republic of Uganda.
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The Governor General received the credentials of Her Excellency Birtukan Ayano Dadi, Ambassador of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
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Upon their arrival in Canada, and before they can carry out their duties as heads of mission, new ambassadors, as well as new high commissioners of countries for which Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is not head of State, must be officially welcomed by the governor general of Canada. High commissioners representing countries for which The Queen is the head of State are formally introduced to the prime minister of Canada.
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The Governor General received the credentials of His Excellency Fahad Mohamed Y. Kafoud, Ambassador of the State of Qatar.
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Credentials are the official documents by which new heads of diplomatic missions are presented by their head of State as their official representative. Currently, there are more than 170 heads of diplomatic missions accredited to Canada.
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"I hope that your stay here is both productive and enjoyable," said the Governor General. "As you know, there is so much to see and to do in Canada, so many communities to visit and people to meet, so many different ways for us to work together for mutual benefit. I also know you will keep yourselves busily immersed in the large diplomatic community here in Ottawa. Canadians are eager to work with you in the areas of research, education, trade and investment, but we also want this country to be a haven for all of you to get to know your diplomatic neighbours; for the representatives of Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Uganda, Ethiopia and Qatar to exchange on issues and to find common ground to collaborate in making a better world."
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