Envoys’ album

1. Canada’s Ambassador of the Year and Public Diplomacy Awards took place at the University of Ottawa. Cameroon High Commissioner Solomon Anu' A-Gheyle Azoh-Mbi spoke. (Photo: Ülle Baum) 2. Also at the awards, from left, Paraguayan Ambassador C. Ines Martinez Valinotti, retired Canadian diplomat Lawrence Lederman, Kenyan High Commissioner John Lepi Lanyasunya, then-Korean ambassador Maeng-ho Shin, Moldovan Ambassador Ala Beleavschi, Pierre Thibault, Cuban Ambassador Josefina de la Caridad Vidal Ferreiro, Indonesian Ambassador Abdul Kadir Jailani, chief of protocol Stewart Wheeler, Anu’ A-Gheyle AzohMbi, Tunisian Ambassador Mohamed Imed Torjemane, Cypriot Ambassador Vasilios Philippou. Honduran Ambassador Sofia Cerrato and Yemeni Ambassador Jamal Abdullah Yahya Al-Sallal at the ceremony. (Photo: Ülle Baum) 3. Lawrence Lederman, co-ordinator of Carleton University’s Ambassador’s Speakers Series, received an award. From left: Pierre Thibault, assistant dean of civil law, Lederman and Anu' A-Gheyle Azoh-Mbi. (Photo: Ülle Baum) 4. Tunisian Ambassador Mohamed Imed Torjemane received the ambassador of the year award. (Photo: Ülle Baum) 5. British High Commissioner Susan Jane Le Jeune D' Allegeershecque hosted a reception for newly elected MPs. From left: MP Raquel Dancho; Scott MacKenzie, Toyota Canada event sponsor, and Le Jeune D' Allegeershecque. (Photo: Ülle Baum) 6. Maureen Boyd, left, organizer of the two-day orientation event on behalf of Carleton University, and the high commissioner. (Photo: Ülle Baum)

1. The ASEAN Committee in Ottawa (ACO) presented a generous donation to Bethany Hope Centre. From left: then-Thai chargé d'affaires Thanapol Wang-Om-Klang; Sandra Randall, executive director of Bethany Hope Centre; then-Vietnam chargé d'affaires Huong Tra Nguyen; Myanmar Ambassador Kyaw Myo Htut; Brunei High Commissioner Kamal Bashah PG Ahmad; Indonesian Ambassador and ACO chairman Abdul Kadir Jailani, Philippines Ambassador Petronila P. Garcia, Malaysian High Commissioner Dato’ Nor'Aini Abd Hamid and the Salvation Army’s Glenn van Gulik. (Photo: Ülle Baum) 2. Cuban Ambassador Josefina de la Caridad Vidal Fer reiro hosted a reception to mark the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Cuba and Canada and the visit of Marcelino Medina González, Cuban first deputy minister of foreign affairs. From left: Gónzalez and Vidal Ferreiro. 3. To mark the national day of Cuba, Ambassador Vidal Ferreiro hosted a reception. From left, House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota, Vidal Ferreiro and MP Rob Oliphant. (Photo: Ülle Baum) 4. On the occasion of Estonia’s independence day, Ambassador Toomas Lukk and his wife, Piret, hosted a reception at the Rideau Club. (Photo: Ülle Baum) 5. To mark Diplomats' Day, Russian Ambassador Alexander Darchiev and his wife, Tamilya Akhmetzhanova, hosted a reception and concert at the embassy. (Photo: Ülle Baum) 6. To mark the 176th anniversary of the independence of the Dominican Republic, Ambassador Pedro Vergés hosted a reception and art show at Ottawa City Hall. These dancers, in traditional costumes, took part in cultural per formances. (Photo: Ülle Baum)

1. To mark Kuwait's 59th national day, Ambassador Reem Alkhaled hosted a reception at the Fairmont Château Laurier. From left: Alkhaled and Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay. (Photo: Ülle Baum) 2. Japan Day, a Paralympics promotional event, was held at TD Place arena. The event was organized in collaboration with the Embassy of Japan, the Canadian Cerebral Palsy Sports Association, the Ontario Cerebral Palsy Sports Association, Boccia Canada, the Canadian Paralympic Team and the Ottawa Japanese Community Association and Cultural Centre. From left: Japanese Ambassador Yasuhisa Kawamura, Ottawa Boccia athlete Bryce Desrochers and MP Adam van Koeverden. (Photo: Ülle Baum) 3. On Japan’s national day and the birthday of the Emperor of Japan, Ambassador Yasuhisa Kawamura and his wife, Miho, hosted a reception at the Fairmont Château Laurier. (Photo: Ülle Baum) 4. Mongolian Ambassador Ariunbold Yadmaa (left) and Sri Lankan High Commissioner Madukande Asoka Kumara Girihagama attended Japan's national day reception. (Photo: Ülle Baum) 5. Inara Eihenbauma, wife of the ambassador of Latvia, initiated a charity project called growBaltic during the pandemic. She made 500 cloth face masks for front-line workers, Canadian veterans, foreign and Canadian diplomats and their families and for the Latvian community. She's wearing one here. (Photo: Ülle Baum) 6. The Ottawa Conference on Security and Defence took place at the Fairmont Château Laurier hotel. Janis Garisons, Latvian state secretary of the ministry of defence, was a speaker at the annual event organized by the Defence Associations Institute. (Photo: Ülle Baum)

1. Latvian Ambassador Karlis Eihenbaums hosted the opening of the exhibition “The Latvian Tragedy 1941” at the Canadian War Museum. From left: Jeff Mierins, Latvian-Canadian entrepreneur and president and founder of ColdWarCollection.com; Caroline Dromaguet, acting director-general of the Canadian War Museum; Janis Garisons, state secretary of the Ministry of Defence of Latvia; Ambassador Eihenbaums; Ilya Lensky, director of the Latvian museum, Jews in Latvia; and Robert Austin, associate director of the Centre for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. (Photo: Ülle Baum) 2. Malaysian High Commissioner Dato’ Nor'Aini Abd Hamid presented donated food collected by her staff to the Bethany Hope Centre’s Sandra Randall. (Photo: Ülle Baum) 3. Malaysian High Commissionner Dato’ Nor'Aini Abd Hamid visited the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario and delivered a large donation of toys for the children. (Photo: Ülle Baum) 4. Malaysian High Commissioner Dato’ Nor'Aini Abd Hamid hosted a Chinese New Year celebration at her residence. From left: Thai chargé d’affaires Thanapol Wang-Om-Klang, Philippines Ambassador Petronila Garcia, Brunei High Commissioner PG Kamal Bashah PG Ahmad; Henry Lee, honorary consul of Malaysia in Toronto; and the high commissioner. (Photo: Ülle Baum) 5. Du Chenghao, senior director of public affairs and communications at Huawei Technologies Canada Co., took part in the Chinese New Year celebrations hosted by the Malaysian High Commissioner at her residence. (Photo: Ülle Baum)

1. Slovenian Ambassador Melita Gabric hosted a Slovenian day of culture at the National Arts Centre with national food and entertainment by zither player Tanja Zajc Zupan and accompanist Hermina Matjašič, pictured here, from Slovenia. (Photo: Ülle Baum) 2. The Plesati Slovenian Dance Group performed in traditional costumes during the reception. Audrey Sluban and Emma Pajnich were among the dancers. (Photo: Ülle Baum) 3. Slovenian Ambassador Melita Gabric delivered a speech at Slovenian Cultural Day. She’s shown with her husband, Michael Benson. (Photo: Ülle Baum) 4. Each year, Gov. Gen. Julie Payette hosts the city’s female heads of mission. They are pictured here. (Photo: Rideau Hall) 5. On the occasion of the 72nd national day of Sri Lanka, High Commissioner Madukande Asoka Kumara Girihagama and his wife, Sudarma, hosted a reception and cultural performance at the Sheraton Hotel. This dancer, in traditional costume, performed. (Photo: Ülle Baum) 6. Sri Lankan High Commissioner Madukande Asoka Kumara Girihagama and his wife, Sudarma, hosted a luncheon and cultural performance at their official residence to celebrate the Thai Pongal multi-day Hindu harvest festival. (Photo: Ülle Baum) 7. The Embassy of Vietnam hosted a reception at the Fairmont Château Laurier to bid farewell to Ambassador Nguyen Duc Hoa and his wife, Tran Nguyen Anh Thu. From left, Jonathan Fried, associate deputy minister at Global Affairs Canada, and Nguyen Duc Hoa. (Photo: Ülle Baum)

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1. To promote South African wines and tourism, the South African High Commission co-hosted a wine-tasting reception and dinner with the Opimian Society at Orange Art Gallery. From left, Ian Myles, director-general of the Southern and Eastern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Branch at Global Affairs Canada, and High Commissioner of South Africa Sibongiseni Yvonne Dlamini-Mntambo. (Photo: Ülle Baum) 2. South African winemaker Nick Pentz, of Groote Post in Cape Town, spoke about his wines. From left: Pentz, chief of protocol Stewart Wheeler, South African High Commissioner Sibongiseni Yvonne Dlamini-Mntambo and Paula Caldwell StOnge, director-general of the Pan Africa Bureau at Global Affairs Canada. (Photo: Ülle Baum) 3. Chinese Ambassador Peiwu Cong and his wife, Tong Zhang, hosted a Chinese New Year celebration and concert at the embassy. Zhang, Cong and Liberal MP Jean Yip attended. (Photo: Ülle Baum)

CORRECTION In the April issue, an editing error caused a mistake in a name. On page 87, photo No. 1 included Arian Ahmadi, wife of the Afghan ambassador. We incorrectly stated the person in the photo was Shabana Kargar, third secretary at the embassy.

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