March 9, 2022
OTTAWA, Ontario—Members of the media are invited to cover a virtual presentation of credentials of nine new heads of mission to Canada.
During the ceremony, the following new heads of mission will present their credentials to the Governor General:
His Excellency Teburoro Tito
High Commissioner-designate of the Republic of Kiribati
His Excellency Viliami Vaʻinga Tōnē
High Commissioner-designate for the Kingdom of Tonga
His Excellency Philip Jada Natana
Ambassador-designate of the Republic of South Sudan
His Excellency Issimaïl Chanfi
Ambassador-designate of the Union of the Comoros
His Excellency Sidi Mohamed Laghdaf
Ambassador-designate of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania
His Excellency Jean Claude Félix do Rego
Ambassador-designate of the Republic of Benin
His Excellency Onkokame Kitso Mokaila
High Commissioner-designate for the Republic of Botswana
Her Excellency Margareth Natalie Mensah-Williams
High Commissioner-designate for the Republic of Namibia
Her Excellency Nicole Catherine Marie Bintner
Ambassador-designate of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Date: Thursday, March 10, 2022
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Virtual event
Notes for media:
- To guarantee your access to the ceremony, we ask that you please confirm your attendance with the Rideau Hall Press Office at media@gg.ca.
- Members of the media who have confirmed their attendance will be provided with the link to the virtual ceremony one hour prior to the start of the presentation.
- All media must be accredited by the Parliamentary Press Gallery. If you are not an active member, you can obtain temporary membership by contacting pressres2@parl.gc.ca.
- Photos of the ceremony taken by the Governor General’s official photographer will be made available upon request.
Media information:
Rideau Hall Press Office
343-573-7563
media@gg.ca
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