September 5, 2018
The Governor General received the letters of credence of five new heads of mission during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.
Letters of credence are the official documents by which new heads of diplomatic missions are presented by their head of State as their official representative. Currently, there are more than 180 missions accredited to Canada.
On September 5, 2018, the Governor General received the letters of credence of five new heads of mission. Letters of credence are the official documents by which new heads of diplomatic missions are presented by their head of State as their official representative.
- Date Taken: 2018-09-05
- Credit: MCpl Mathieu Gaudreault, Rideau Hall
- Reference Number: GG06-2018-0211-001
His Excellency Boomo Frank Sofonia, High Commissioner-designate for the Kingdom of Lesotho, was first to present his letters of credence.
- Date Taken: 2018-09-05
- Credit: MCpl Mathieu Gaudreault, Rideau Hall
- Reference Number: GG06-2018-0211-002
The governor general then received the letters of credence of His Excellency Toomas Lukk, Ambassador of the Republic of Estonia.
- Date Taken: 2018-09-05
- Credit: MCpl Mathieu Gaudreault, Rideau Hall
- Reference Number: GG06-2018-0211-003
He was followed by Her Excellency Melita Gabric, Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia.
- Date Taken: 2018-09-05
- Credit: MCpl Mathieu Gaudreault, Rideau Hall
- Reference Number: GG06-2018-0211-004
Next to present his letters of credence was His Excellency Vít Koziak, Ambassador of the Slovak Republic.
- Date Taken: 2018-09-05
- Credit: MCpl Mathieu Gaudreault, Rideau Hall
- Reference Number: GG06-2018-0211-005
His Excellency Thomas Winkler, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark, was last to present his letters of credence.
- Date Taken: 2018-09-05
- Credit: MCpl Mathieu Gaudreault, Rideau Hall
- Reference Number: GG06-2018-0211-006