Diplomatic,Diplomatic, ConsularConsular && OtherOther RepresentativesRepresentatives inin CanadaCanada 20072007 March 2007 Diplomatic, Consular & Other Representatives in Canada Inside A Word From the Publishing Team p. 2 Office of Protocol Senior Level Staff p. 3 Order of Precedence p. 4 Diplomatic Corps & Consular Representatives p. 7 International Organizations and Other Offices p. 146 National Days p. 160 Canadian National Holidays p. 165 Provincial Protocol Offices p. 166 A word from the publishing team Each month, an estimated 200 foreign The public’s continued feedback is highly representatives newly arrive in Canada in order to appreciated and if you find inaccuracies, you conduct diplomatic, consular and other bilateral or may contact us at the following: multilateral affairs, while another 200 end their [email protected]. assignment. 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These who have departed or no longer enjoy are marked by an asterix*. Since not all persons in diplomatic, consular and official status in this publication are entitled to privileges and Canada. immunities under the Vienna Conventions, any queries regarding the particular status of individuals should be more appropriately channelled to the We hope the following resource will facilitate Office of Protocol. Also note that this publication your exchanges with the diplomatic corps in does not list members of the administrative, Canada. technical and service staff, and locally-recruited staff. Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) 2007 Page 2 The Office of Protocol www.international.gc.ca/protocol Mr. Malcolm McKECHNIE (613) 992-2344 e-mail: [email protected] Chief of Protocol Mr. Sanjeev CHOWDHURY (613) 995-5185 e-mail: [email protected] Deputy Chief of Protocol, Director, Diplomatic Corps Services Mr. Roger PORTELANCE (613) 995-3166 e-mail: [email protected] Deputy Chief of Protocol, Director, Visits and Conferences Mrs. Jacline LANTHIER (613) 944-0674 e-mail: [email protected] Deputy Chief of Protocol, Director, Summits and Hospitality Mrs. Marie BÉRUBÉ (613) 996-9862 e-mail: [email protected] Director, Management Services 24 hour Emergency Duty Officer (613) 996-8885 Page 3 ORDER OF PRECEDENCE Djibouti * His Excellency Roble OLHAYE March 29, 1989 El Salvador His Excellency Mauricio ROSALES RIVERA May 1, 1996 Marshall Islands * His Excellency Banny DE BRUM June 29, 1999 Guyana His Excellency Rajnarine SINGH September 13, 1999 United Arab Emirates His Excellency Hassan Mohammed Obaid AL SOWAIDI February 2, 2000 Togo His Excellency Bawoumondom AMELETE September 11, 2000 Angola His Excellency Miguel Maria Nzau PUNA September 28, 2000 Paraguay His Excellency Juan Esteban O. AGUIRRE MARTINEZ June 13, 2001 Equatorial Guinea * His Excellency Teodoro BIYOGO NSUE OKOMO June 27, 2001 Belarus Her Excellency Nina MAZAI September 26, 2001 Holy See His Excellency The Most Reverend Luigi VENTURA October 2, 2001 Kazakhstan * His Excellency Kanat SAUDABAYEV November 7, 2001 Malaysia His Excellency Dennis Joachim IGNATIUS January 16, 2002 Congo * His Excellency Serge MOMBOULI June 24, 2002 Lithuania Her Excellency Sigute JAKSTONYTE December 11, 2002 Cape Verde * His Excellency José BRITO February 11, 2003 Latvia His Excellency Atis SJANITS February 11, 2003 Turkey His Excellency Aydemir ERMAN February 12, 2003 Mozambique His Excellency Armando Alexandre PANGUENE March 14, 2003 Bahamas His Excellency Philip Patric SMITH SR. March 28, 2003 Mali His Excellency Mamadou Bandiougou DIAWARA June 17, 2003 Russia His Excellency Georgy MAMEDOV June 17, 2003 Botswana * His Excellency Lapologang LEKOA June 17, 2003 O/of Eastern Caribbean States Her Excellency Lorraine Bernardine WILLIAMS June 22, 2003 Morocco His Excellency Mohamed TANGI September 11, 2003 Burkina Faso Her Excellency Juliette BONKOUNGOU/YAMEOGO September 11, 2003 Uruguay His Excellency Alvaro Marcelo MOERZINGER PAGANI September 16, 2003 Barbados His Excellency Glyne Samuel H. MURRAY October 18, 2003 Papua New Guinea * His Excellency Evan Jeremy PAKI October 23, 2003 Brazil His Excellency Valdemar CARNEIRO LEÄO November 5, 2003 Malta * His Excellency John LOWELL November 6, 2003 Estonia * His Excellency Jüri LUIK November 6, 2003 Portugal His Excellency Joao Pedro DE ALMEIDA DA SILVEIRA December 3, 2003 CARVALHO Yemen His Excellency Dr. Abdulla Abdulwali NASHER December 3, 2003 Austria His Excellency Otto DITZ January 22, 2004 Nicaragua * His Excellency Salvador Emilio STADTHAGEN ICAZA January 22, 2004 Argentina His Excellency Arturo Guillermo BOTHAMLEY February 23, 2004 Greece His Excellency Yannis MOURIKIS February 23, 2004 Moldova * His Excellency Mihail MANOLI February 23, 2004 Niger Her Excellency Nana Aicha Mouctari FOUMAKOYE March 30, 2004 Samoa * His Excellency Ali'ioaiga Feturi ELISAIA March 30, 2004 Côte d'Ivoire Her Excellency Dienebou KABA April 20, 2004 Sierra Leone * His Excellency Ibrahim M'baba KAMARA May 4, 2004 Bhutan * His Excellency Daw PENJO May 4, 2004 Nigeria His Excellency Olufemi Oyewale GEORGE June 24, 2004 Guinea His Excellency Aly DIANE June 24, 2004 Solomon Islands * His Excellency Collin David BECK August 20, 2004 Thailand His Excellency Snanchart DEVAHASTIN September 2, 2004 Mauritania His Excellency Mahfoud BEN DEDDACH September 2, 2004 Czech Republic His Excellency Pavel VOSALIK September 2, 2004 Egypt His Excellency Mahmoud F. EL-SAEED September 10, 2004 Finland His Excellency Pasi Mikael PATOKALLIO September 10, 2004 France His Excellency Daniel Paul-Henry JOUANNEAU September 10, 2004 Page 4 * Non-Resident Gabon His Excellency Joseph OBIANG-NDOUTOUME September 24, 2004 Cuba His Excellency Ernesto Antonio SENTI DARIAS September 24, 2004 Uzbekistan * His Excellency Abdulaziz KAMILOV September 24, 2004 Israel His Excellency Alan BAKER September 27, 2004 Afghanistan His Excellency Omar SAMAD September 27, 2004 Azerbaijan His Excellency Fakhraddin GURBANOV September 27, 2004 Denmark His Excellency Poul Erik Dam KRISTENSEN November 3, 2004 Poland His Excellency Piotr OGRODZINSKI November 3, 2004 Gambia * His Excellency Dodou Bammy JAGNE November 3, 2004 Singapore * His Excellency Vanu Gopala MENON November 3, 2004 Rwanda His Excellency Eugene MUNYAKAYANZA November 22, 2004 Sudan Her Excellency Dr. Faiza Hassan TAHA ARMOUSA November 22, 2004 Iraq His Excellency Howar M. ZIAD December 8, 2004 F.Y.R. of Macedonia His Excellency Sasko NASEV December 8, 2004 Dominican Republic His Excellency Eduardo J. TEJERA CURBELO December 8, 2004 Kuwait His Excellency Musaed Rashed A. AL-HAROUN February 8, 2005 Syria His Excellency Jamil SAKR February 8, 2005 Panama Her Excellency Romy VASQUEZ DE GONZALEZ February 8, 2005 Australia His Excellency William Norman FISHER March 1, 2005 China His Excellency Shumin LU March 21, 2005 Tonga * Her Excellency Fekitamoeloa T.M. UTOIKAMANU March 21, 2005 Brunei Darussalam Her Excellency Magdalene Chee Siong TEO May 27, 2005 Libya His Excellency Ahmed A.A. JARRUD May 27, 2005 Slovak Republic His Excellency Stanislav OPIELA June 7, 2005 Nepal * His Excellency Kedar Bhakta SHRESTHA June 7, 2005 Seychelles * His Excellency Emile Patrick Jeremie BONNELAME June 7, 2005 United States of America His Excellency David Horton WILKINS June 29, 2005 Bosnia and Herzegovina His Excellency Milenko MISIC September 20, 2005 Peru His Excellency Guillermo Jose Miguel RUSSO CHECA September 20, 2005 Jordan His Excellency Nabil Ali Mohamed BARTO September 20, 2005 Mongolia His Excellency Gotov DUGERJAV September 20, 2005 Norway His Excellency Tor Berntin NAESS October 21, 2005 Spain His Excellency Mariano ALONSO-BURON Y ABERASTURI October 21, 2005 Tunisia His Excellency Abdessalem HETIRA October 21, 2005 Tanzania His Excellency Ombeni Yohana SEFUE October 21, 2005 Sweden Her Excellency Ingrid Maria IREMARK November 14, 2005 Iceland His Excellency Markus Orn ANTONSSON November 14, 2005 Netherlands His Excellency Karel DE BEER November 14, 2005 Croatia Her Excellency Vesela MRDEN KORAC November 14, 2005 Zimbabwe Her Excellency Florence Zano CHIDEYA December 13, 2005 Romania Her Excellency Elena STEFOI December 13, 2005 Philippines His Excellency Jose S. BRILLANTES December 13, 2005 Indonesia His Excellency Djoko HARDONO January 26, 2006 Algeria His Excellency Smail BENAMARA January 26, 2006 Italy His Excellency Gabriele SARDO January 26, 2006 Luxembourg * His Excellency Joseph WEYLAND January 26, 2006 Colombia His Excellency Jaime GIRON DUARTE March 24, 2006 Kyrgyz Republic * Her Excellency Zamira SYDYKOVA March 24, 2006 Ethiopia His Excellency Getachew Hamussa