Diplomatic, Consular & Other Representatives in Canada 2009 January - February 2009 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. 8 International Organizations and Other Offices p. 140 National Days p. 154 Canadian National Holidays p. 159 Provincial Protocol Offices p. 160 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. The following contains the names and titles of foreign representatives who, in the last 30 days, have enjoyed status under the Foreign The Office of Protocol cannot guarantee Missions and International Organizations Act and immediate changes, since these require formal other agreements, as well as the most updated notification by diplomatic missions and addresses of embassies, high commissions, consular international organizations, but it is committed posts and accredited international organizations and to following-up with designated persons. We other offices. firmly rely on the Heads of diplomatic missions and Chargé d’Affaires a.i., as well as on the We also publish, for courtesy and hospitality heads of international organizations to promptly reasons, the names of certain persons who are not notify us of promotions of members of their recognized under the above federal statute. These representations, as well as the names of those are marked by an asterix*. Since not all persons in who have departed or no longer enjoy this publication are entitled to privileges and diplomatic, consular and official status in immunities under the Vienna Conventions, any Canada. 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) 2009 Page 2 The Office of Protocol www.international.gc.ca/protocol Mr. Robert W. PECK (613) 992-2344 e-mail: [email protected] Chief of Protocol Ms. Manon DUMAS (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 Mr. Ian MCKINLEY (613) 944-0674 e-mail: [email protected] Deputy Chief of Protocol, Director, Summits and Hospitality Mr. Robert GAULIN (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 Marshall Islands * His Excellency Banny DE BRUM June 29, 1999 Guyana His Excellency Rajnarine SINGH September 13, 1999 Togo His Excellency Bawoumondom AMELETE September 11, 2000 Paraguay His Excellency Juan Esteban O. AGUIRRE MARTINEZ June 13, 2001 Holy See His Excellency The Most Reverend Luigi VENTURA October 2, 2001 Congo * His Excellency Serge MOMBOULI June 24, 2002 Mozambique His Excellency Armando Alexandre PANGUENE March 14, 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 Morocco His Excellency Mohamed TANGI September 11, 2003 Burkina Faso Her Excellency Juliette BONKOUNGOU/YAMEOGO September 11, 2003 Papua New Guinea * His Excellency Evan Jeremy PAKI October 23, 2003 Argentina His Excellency Arturo Guillermo BOTHAMLEY February 23, 2004 Niger Her Excellency Nana Aicha Mouctari FOUMAKOYE March 30, 2004 Samoa * His Excellency Ali'ioaiga Feturi ELISAIA March 30, 2004 Solomon Islands * His Excellency Collin David BECK August 20, 2004 Thailand His Excellency Snanchart DEVAHASTIN September 2, 2004 Uzbekistan * His Excellency Abdulaziz KAMILOV September 24, 2004 Afghanistan His Excellency Omar SAMAD 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 Iraq His Excellency Howar M. ZIAD December 8, 2004 Macedonia His Excellency Sasko NASEV 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 Tonga * Her Excellency Fekitamoeloa T.M. UTOIKAMANU March 21, 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina His Excellency Milenko MISIC 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 ABERASTURI October 21, 2005 Sweden Her Excellency Ingrid Maria IREMARK 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 Colombia His Excellency Jaime GIRON DUARTE March 24, 2006 Kyrgyz Republic * Her Excellency Zamira SYDYKOVA March 24, 2006 Switzerland His Excellency Werner BAUMANN June 6, 2006 Slovenia His Excellency Tomaz KUNSTELJ June 6, 2006 Sao Tome and Principe His Excellency Ovidio Manuel Barbosa PEQUENO June 6, 2006 Madagascar His Excellency Simon Constant HORACE June 13, 2006 Page 4 * Non-Resident Lesotho Her Excellency Motseoa Philadel SENYANE September 19, 2006 Germany His Excellency Matthias Martin A. HÖPFNER September 19, 2006 Albania His Excellency Besnik KONCI September 19, 2006 Ghana Her Excellency Margaret Ivy AMOAKOHENE September 19, 2006 Vietnam His Excellency Duc HUNG NGUYEN September 26, 2006 Belgium His Excellency Jean L. A. LINT September 26, 2006 Chile His Excellency Eugenio Luis ORTEGA RIQUELME September 26, 2006 South Africa His Excellency Abraham Sokhaya NKOMO September 26, 2006 Burundi Her Excellency Appolonie SIMBIZI September 26, 2006 Chad * His Excellency Adam Bechir MAHAMOUD September 26, 2006 New Zealand Her Excellency Kathleen Janet LACKEY October 3, 2006 Uganda His Excellency George Marino ABOLA October 30, 2006 European Union His Excellency Dorian Ford PRINCE October 30, 2006 Ireland His Excellency Declan Michael KELLY October 30, 2006 Kenya Her Excellency Judith Mbula BAHEMUKA January 30, 2007 Ukraine His Excellency Ihor OSTASH January 30, 2007 Hungary His Excellency Pal VASTAGH January 30, 2007 Bulgaria His Excellency Evgueni Stefanov STOYTCHEV January 30, 2007 Jamaica Her Excellency Ruby Violet Evadne COYE January 31, 2007 United Kingdom His Excellency Anthony Joyce CARY February 7, 2007 Zambia His Excellency David Clifford SAVIYE February 20, 2007 Cyprus * His Excellency Andreas S. KAKOURIS February 20, 2007 Mexico His Excellency Emilio Rafael Jose GOICOECHEA LUNA March 22, 2007 Bahrain * His Excellency Naser Mohamed Yusuf ALBALOOSHI March 22, 2007 Senegal His Excellency Issakha MBACKE April 10, 2007 Japan His Excellency Tsuneo NISHIDA April 10, 2007 Korea, Republic His Excellency Soo Dong KIM April 10, 2007 Bolivia His Excellency Edgar Jose TORREZ MOSQUEIRA April 10, 2007 Costa Rica Her Excellency Emilia Maria ALVAREZ NAVARRO September 14, 2007 O/of Eastern Caribbean States His Excellency Brendon BROWNE September 14, 2007 Rwanda Her Excellency Edda MUKABAGWIZA September 14, 2007 Greece His Excellency Nikolaos MATSIS September 14, 2007 Tanzania His Excellency Peter Allan KALLAGHE October 2, 2007 Dominican Republic His Excellency Luis Eladio ARIAS NUNEZ October 2, 2007 Eritrea His Excellency Ahferom BERHANE GHEBREMEDHIN October 2, 2007 Latvia His Excellency Margers KRAMS October 2, 2007 Serbia His Excellency Dusan BATAKOVIC October 2, 2007 Swaziland * His Excellency Ephraim Mandlenkosi M. HLOPHE October 30, 2007 Oman * Her Excellency Hunaina Sultan Ahmed AL MUGHAIRY October 30, 2007 Mauritius * His Excellency Keerteecoomar RUHEE October 30, 2007 Laos * His Excellency Phiane PHILAKONE October 30, 2007 Nicaragua * His Excellency Arturo Jose CRUZ SEQUEIRA October 30, 2007 Cambodia * His Excellency Kosal SEA October 30, 2007 Montenegro * His Excellency Miodrag VLAHOVIC October 30, 2007 Namibia * His Excellency Patrick NANDAGO February 13, 2008 Benin His Excellency Honoré Théodore AHIMAKIN February 13, 2008 Lithuania Her Excellency Ginte Bernadeta DAMUSIS February 13, 2008 Tunisia His Excellency Mouldi SAKRI February 13, 2008 Bahamas His Excellency Michael Douglas SMITH March 17, 2008 Brazil His Excellency Paulo CORDEIRO DE ANDRADE PINTO April 22, 2008 Bangladesh His Excellency A. M. Yakub ALI April 22, 2008 Turkey His Excellency