New high commissioners and ambassadors welcomed to Canada
OTTAWA, ON, March 29, 2021 /CNW/ - His Excellency the Right Honourable Richard Wagner, P.C., Administrator of the Government of Canada, welcomed two new high commissioners and five new ambassadors to Canada during a virtual ceremony on Monday, March 29, 2021.
- OTTAWA, ON, March 29, 2021 /CNW/ - His Excellency the Right Honourable Richard Wagner, P.C., Administrator of the Government of Canada, welcomed two new high commissioners and five new ambassadors to Canada during a virtual ceremony on Monday, March 29, 2021.
- The following new high commissioners and ambassadors presented their credentials:
New high commissioners and ambassadors, along with their families, are normally welcomed to Canada at a ceremony at Rideau Hall.To protect the health and safety of all participants, the presentations are currently taking place virtually. - A key responsibility of the governor general is to represent Canada at home and abroad.
- The governor general must officially welcome to Canada both high commissioners from countries of which Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is not the head of State and ambassadors before they can carry out their duties.