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Canadian Foreign Policy & Ottawa Diplomatic News
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT)
http://www.international.gc.ca/international/index.aspx
Diplomat & International Canada
Diplomat & International Canada magazine is a leading source for international affairs and Canadian foreign policy. Diplomat is the magazine for people who want to stay informed about global issues and who care about Canada's role in the world. It is also a showcase for the diplomatic community in Canada.
www.diplomatonline.com
Embassy - Canada's Foreign Policy Newsweekly
Embassy is Canada’s influential foreign policy newspaper. With a weekly readership of over 60,000 it is the forum for debate on international issues for politicians, foreign policy experts, diplomats, aid workers, the military, leaders in trade and business and immigrant communities in Canada.
www.embassymag.ca
http://www.international.gc.ca/international/index.aspx
Diplomat & International Canada
Diplomat & International Canada magazine is a leading source for international affairs and Canadian foreign policy. Diplomat is the magazine for people who want to stay informed about global issues and who care about Canada's role in the world. It is also a showcase for the diplomatic community in Canada.
www.diplomatonline.com
Embassy - Canada's Foreign Policy Newsweekly
Embassy is Canada’s influential foreign policy newspaper. With a weekly readership of over 60,000 it is the forum for debate on international issues for politicians, foreign policy experts, diplomats, aid workers, the military, leaders in trade and business and immigrant communities in Canada.
www.embassymag.ca
New Arrivals....
Upon their arrival in Canada as new representatives of their country, and before they can assume office, ambassadors and high commissioners must be formally received by the governor general of Canada. Credentials are the formal documents by which new heads of diplomatic missions are introduced by their head
of State.
Currently, there are more than 130 heads of diplomatic missions accredited to Canada. Approximately 10 presentations of credentials are held each year.
Presentation of Credentials at Rideau Hall
OTTAWA—His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada,
will receive the credentials of three ambassadors (including the African heads of mission below)
on Friday, January 18, 2013, at 10 a.m., at Rideau Hall.
Her Excellency Nancy Ndiaye Ngom
Ambassador-designate of the Republic of Senegal
His Excellency Riadh Essid
Ambassador-designate of the Republic of Tunisia
of State.
Currently, there are more than 130 heads of diplomatic missions accredited to Canada. Approximately 10 presentations of credentials are held each year.
Presentation of Credentials at Rideau Hall
OTTAWA—His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada,
will receive the credentials of three ambassadors (including the African heads of mission below)
on Friday, January 18, 2013, at 10 a.m., at Rideau Hall.
Her Excellency Nancy Ndiaye Ngom
Ambassador-designate of the Republic of Senegal
His Excellency Riadh Essid
Ambassador-designate of the Republic of Tunisia
Our Global African & Caribbean Village!
Major International Organizations
United Nations
The United Nations Organization (UNO) is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace. The UN was founded in 1945 after World War II to replace the League of Nations, to stop wars between countries, and to provide a platform for dialogue. It contains multiple subsidiary organizations to carry out its missions.
www.un.org/en/
United Nations Association in Canada (UNA-Canada)
The United Nations Association in Canada (UNA-Canada) is a national
charitable organization established in 1946. Its mandate is to engage the Canadian public in the work of the United Nations and the critical international issues which affect us all. UNAC accomplishes its goals through a dynamic staff team at the National Office and a network of volunteer-driven regional branches.
More info at: http://www.unac.org/en/index.asp
United Nations Association in Canada
Suite 300, 309 Cooper Street, Ottawa, ON K2P 0G5
Tel: (613) 232-5751 / Fax: (613) 563-2455 / Email: [email protected]
United Nations
The United Nations Organization (UNO) is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace. The UN was founded in 1945 after World War II to replace the League of Nations, to stop wars between countries, and to provide a platform for dialogue. It contains multiple subsidiary organizations to carry out its missions.
www.un.org/en/
United Nations Association in Canada (UNA-Canada)
The United Nations Association in Canada (UNA-Canada) is a national
charitable organization established in 1946. Its mandate is to engage the Canadian public in the work of the United Nations and the critical international issues which affect us all. UNAC accomplishes its goals through a dynamic staff team at the National Office and a network of volunteer-driven regional branches.
More info at: http://www.unac.org/en/index.asp
United Nations Association in Canada
Suite 300, 309 Cooper Street, Ottawa, ON K2P 0G5
Tel: (613) 232-5751 / Fax: (613) 563-2455 / Email: [email protected]
International African organizations
African Union
International organization founded as the Organization of African Unity to promote cooperation among the independent nations of Africa.
www.africa-union.org/
SADC - Southern African Development Community
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has been in existence since 1980, when it was formed as a loose alliance of nine majority-ruled States in Southern Africa known as the Southern African Development Coordination Conference (SADCC), with the main aim of coordinating development projects in order to lessen economic dependence on the then apartheid South Africa. The founding Member States are: Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Official SADC web site: publications, projects, country profiles, sectoral responsibilities, news.
www.sadc.int/
East African Community (EAC)
The East African Community (EAC) is the regional intergovernmental organisation of the Republics of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Republic of Rwanda and Republic of Burundi with its headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania.
http://www.eac.int/
Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS)
The Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) is a regional group of fifteen countries, founded in 1975. Its mission is to promote economic integration in "all fields of
economic activity, particularly industry, transport, telecommunications, energy, agriculture, natural resources, commerce, monetary and financial questions, social and cultural matters ....."
www.ecowas.int/
International organization founded as the Organization of African Unity to promote cooperation among the independent nations of Africa.
www.africa-union.org/
SADC - Southern African Development Community
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has been in existence since 1980, when it was formed as a loose alliance of nine majority-ruled States in Southern Africa known as the Southern African Development Coordination Conference (SADCC), with the main aim of coordinating development projects in order to lessen economic dependence on the then apartheid South Africa. The founding Member States are: Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Official SADC web site: publications, projects, country profiles, sectoral responsibilities, news.
www.sadc.int/
East African Community (EAC)
The East African Community (EAC) is the regional intergovernmental organisation of the Republics of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Republic of Rwanda and Republic of Burundi with its headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania.
http://www.eac.int/
Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS)
The Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) is a regional group of fifteen countries, founded in 1975. Its mission is to promote economic integration in "all fields of
economic activity, particularly industry, transport, telecommunications, energy, agriculture, natural resources, commerce, monetary and financial questions, social and cultural matters ....."
www.ecowas.int/
Caribbean international organizations
Caribbean Community - CARICOM Secretariat
Official site of the Caribbean Community and Common Market. Includes profile, mission, projects, and statistics.
www.caricom.org/
Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), created in 1981, is an inter-governmental organisation dedicated to economic harmonisation and integration, protection of human and legal rights, and the encouragement of good governance between countries and dependencies in the Eastern Caribbean. It also performs the role of spreading responsibility and liability in the event of natural disaster, such as a hurricane.
The main organ of the OECS, the Secretariat, is based in the capital city of Castries, Saint Lucia.
Official site of the Caribbean Community and Common Market. Includes profile, mission, projects, and statistics.
www.caricom.org/
Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), created in 1981, is an inter-governmental organisation dedicated to economic harmonisation and integration, protection of human and legal rights, and the encouragement of good governance between countries and dependencies in the Eastern Caribbean. It also performs the role of spreading responsibility and liability in the event of natural disaster, such as a hurricane.
The main organ of the OECS, the Secretariat, is based in the capital city of Castries, Saint Lucia.
Visit of Jamaica's Prime Minister - October 22-26, 2012
Official Visit of The Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller,
Prime Minister of Jamaica
Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller is scheduled to make her first official visit to Canada since her recent election from October 22 to 26, 2012.
After touching down in Ottawa on Oct. 22, the Jamaican head of government will meet Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Later that day, both are expected to appear at a reception at the Jamaican Canadian Association’s centre in Toronto, where she will remain for the duration of her four-day stay. The visit is to mark this year’s 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries which began with Jamaica’s independence from Britain in 1962.
PM to welcome Jamaica's Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller
15 October 2012
http://pm.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=5105
Speech by The Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller, Prime Minister of Jamaica
Canadian Club of Toronto
Wed, Oct 24, 2012, at 11:30AM
Royal York Hotel, Concert Hall
Tickets: $75 (non member), $65 (member)
Details: http://www.canadianclub.org/Events/EventDetails.aspx?id=3205
Prime minister Portia Simpson-Miller has been named one of The World's 100 Most
Influential People (2012) by TIME magazine. Read Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke's article
at http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2111975_2111976_2111996,00.html
Prime Minister of Jamaica
Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller is scheduled to make her first official visit to Canada since her recent election from October 22 to 26, 2012.
After touching down in Ottawa on Oct. 22, the Jamaican head of government will meet Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Later that day, both are expected to appear at a reception at the Jamaican Canadian Association’s centre in Toronto, where she will remain for the duration of her four-day stay. The visit is to mark this year’s 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries which began with Jamaica’s independence from Britain in 1962.
PM to welcome Jamaica's Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller
15 October 2012
http://pm.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=5105
Speech by The Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller, Prime Minister of Jamaica
Canadian Club of Toronto
Wed, Oct 24, 2012, at 11:30AM
Royal York Hotel, Concert Hall
Tickets: $75 (non member), $65 (member)
Details: http://www.canadianclub.org/Events/EventDetails.aspx?id=3205
Prime minister Portia Simpson-Miller has been named one of The World's 100 Most
Influential People (2012) by TIME magazine. Read Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke's article
at http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2111975_2111976_2111996,00.html
Sam Garcia: The Ultimate Photographer for Diplomatic Functions
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