Visit to Kazakhstan - December 4, 2018

December 04, 2018

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, undertook a working visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan from December 3 to 5, 2018.

  • The Governor General walks on a red carpet which leads to the stairs of an airplane in the background.  She is surrounded by officials.  Armed guards line the red carpet.
  • The Governor General poses with a group of 9 women. They are all standing, the Governor General is positioned in the middle.
  • The Governor General shakes the hand of His Excellency Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan.  They smile for the camera.  Behind them are Canadian and Kazakhstani flags.
  • A group of 8 people are seated around a large oblong table.  The Governor General, Julie Payette, and His Excellency Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan are seated in the middle. In the background are Canadian and Kazakhstani flags.
  • The Governor General shakes the hand of His Excellency Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan.  They smile for the camera.  Behind them are Canadian and Kazakhstani flags.
  • The Governor General, Julie Payette, shakes the hands of children dressed in hockey gear.  They are on the ice in an arena.
  • Two youths’ hockey teams pose on the ice in an arena. The children are wearing white and blue jersey and full hockey gear. In the background stand adults, including the Governor General, Julie Payette.