Presentation of Letters of Credence at Rideau Hall

November 13, 2018

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada,  received the letters of credence of five new heads of mission during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.

  • The flags of Mongolia, Egypt, Sri Lanka, The Gambia, and Uzbekistan are side by side.
  • The Governor General is shaking the hand of His Excellency Ariunbold Yadmaa, Ambassador of Mongolia.
  • The Governor General is shaking the hand of His Excellency Ahmed Mahmoud Abdelhalim Abu Zeid, Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt.
  • His Excellency Madukande Asoka Kumara Girihagama, High Commissioner of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is bowing in front of the Governor General.
  • The Governor General is shaking the hand of His Excellency Dawda Docka Fadera, High Commissioner of the Republic of The Gambia.
  • The Governor General is shaking the hand of His Excellency Javlon Vakhabov, Ambassador of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
  • The new heads of mission are taking group photo with the Governor General.
  • The Governor General is delivering remarks from a podium.