June 7, 2022
Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, welcomed seven new heads of mission to Canada during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.
The following new heads of mission presented their credentials:
His Excellency Hector Igarza Cabrera
Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba
Her Excellency Yuliia Kovaliv
Ambassador of Ukraine
His Excellency Carlos Alberto Patricio Játiva Naranjo
Ambassador of the Republic of Ecuador
His Excellency António Manuel Torres Domingues Leão Rocha
Ambassador of the Portuguese Republic
His Excellency Witold Mirosław Dzielski
Ambassador of the Republic of Poland
His Excellency Kanji Yamanouchi
Ambassador of Japan
His Excellency Zaheer Aslam Janjua
Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
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.