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What will prime minister-designate Justin Trudeau do with Canada’s top diplomatic jobs once he’s settled into the job? Retired ambassador and former chief of protocol Lawrence Lederman says Trudeau will likely have replaced key political appointments by summer 2016.
Gary Doer cut to the chase by resigning Monday after six years as ambassador the United States.
Among other top appointees, former foreign minister Lawrence Cannon has been posted to Paris since 2012, while former B.C. premier Gordon Campbell has been high commissioner to the United Kingdom since 2011. Bruno Saccomani, the RCMP officer who was in charge of Harper’s security detail until he was appointed ambassador to Jordan two years ago, and Vivian Bercovici, the Toronto lawyer and outspoken critic of Hamas who was named ambassador to Israel in 2014, are also likely to be replaced by summer.
“That’s generally what would happen after a change of government,” Lederman said.
Syria is not alone
The Syrian crisis we see today is but a harbinger of things to come. So says Nigel Fisher, who worked with the United Nations and UNICEF for 30 years and recently worked in Syria. Fisher spoke at the Rideau Club Monday as part of the CIGI Global Policy Forum.
Experts, he said, claim “long-term climate change patterns, water scarcity, food shortages and resulting conflicts (will) displace ever-larger numbers of people, a pattern that’s likely to be mirrored on the African continent and well beyond.”
He said countries such as Canada can support high-quality distance learning and access to education for young people. And they must support local civil society organizations, municipal councils, businesses and diaspora organizations working on the ground in Syria, “trying to keep communities together, under the most nightmarish of circumstances”
These groups all face the challenge of a lack of access to donor resources.
Asked how he would improve the vetting process for Syrian refugees in Canada, Fisher said: “I’m sure we have procedures that don’t need to be exaggerated just because these are Syrian refugees. Most of these people have already been through UNHCR vetting procedures in the camps. They come from Syria, a country which was a middle-income country with high education and literacy at 95 per cent, (and) those considerations have some weight that offsets (the suggestion that) anyone coming out of Syria must be a potential terrorist.”
Germany’s refugee requirements
Germany can manage the refugee crisis unfolding in its country, but Ambassador Werner Wnendt says it can’t do it alone.
“In Germany in the last six weeks, 400,000 refugees and asylum-seekers have arrived, the ambassador said at the Ambassadors Speakers Series at Carleton University last week. “By the end of the year, it will be one million or more.”
He noted that Chancellor Angela Merkel says Germany has an obligation to grant asylum to people who are persecuted in their own countries.
“The right of these people is enshrined in our constitution. The challenge is of course that the numbers are big and the time frame very short.”
Speaking a few days before the European leaders met to discuss a strategy, he said they need to slow down and organize the flow.
“This is not a German, Swedish problem, it’s a global problem,” he said. “It’s an effort of historical dimension, but it is doable, if we all work together, and here I come back to Canada, which can also contribute.”
Poland Night in Ottawa
The embassy of Poland is hosting Polish Heritage Night at Canadian Tire Centre Nov. 16. The evening begins at 7:30 a.m. with a hockey game between the Ottawa Senators and the Detroit Red Wings. Guests get 30-per-cent off ticket prices using the promo code POLSKA at www.capitaltickets.ca/promo. A reception with Patrick Wiercioch, a Canadian player of Polish descent, will take place after the game.
Ja’afar M. Balarabe, minister and chargé d’affaires of the Nigerian High Commission, and his wife, Nafisah Balarabe, hosted a national day reception at the Château Laurier on Oct. 1.
Venera Issekenova, assistant to the ambassador of Kazakhstan, was among participants at the Ottawa Diplomatic Association’s third annual Fly Day, offering flights over Ottawa.
Koviljka Špiric, ambassador of Bosnia-Herzegovina, hosted a reception at her embassy. From left are dancers Irma Tabakovic, Rukhsara Babayeva, Ivana Vijackic and Laila Moulavi in Bosnia and Herzegovina traditional dress.
Ambassador Špiric at the Sept. 30 reception.
The Slovenian Embassy teamed up with Santé Restaurant and Art Gallery for Taste of Slovenia, an evening of culture and cuisine Sept. 29. Slovenian Ambassador Marjan Cencen welcomed guests to a dinner prepared by executive chef Michael Steh. The evening also included an exhibit of sculptures by Lucka Košcak and music from guitarist Milan Vincec.
Saudi Arabian Ambassador Naif Bandir A. Alsudairy hosted a national day reception Sept. 29 at the embassy.
On the occasion of their national day, Spanish Ambassador Carlos Gomez-Mugica and his wife, Maria de la Rica Aranguren, hosted a reception at the embassy.
To mark the 104th national day of Taiwan, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office Representative Frank Lin and his wife, Samantha Lee, hosted a reception at the Fairmont Château Laurier Oct. 8.
Georgian Ambassador Alexander Latsabidze hosted a classical piano recital by renowned Georgian musician Edisher Savitski, left, as well as an exhibition titled Three Types of Georgian Scripts at Tabaret Hall on Oct. 16.
A round table seminar to celebrate 550th anniversary of the establishment of Kazakhstan took place at Carleton University Oct. 13. From left, Moldovan Ambassador Ala Beleavschi, Kazakh Ambassador Konstantin Zhigalov, Achim Hurrelmann, director of EURUS (Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian Studies); Gulnar Kendirbai, of the Harriman Insitute at Columbia University; Piotr Dutkiewicz, of EURUS and director of Carleton University’s Centre for Governance and Public Management; Alma Kunanbaeva, of Stanford University; and Jeff Sahadeo.
Hungarian Ambassador Bálint Ódor, right, and his wife, Lili Francisca Török, hosted a reception Oct. 26 at their residence in honour of the 59th Anniversary of Hungarian Revolution October 1956. At left is Peter M. Boehm, senior associate deputy minister of Foreign Affairs.
In celebration of Austria’s national day, Ambassador Arno Reidel and his wife, Loretta Loria, hosted a concert of Viennese classical and operatic music at Tabaret Hall Oct. 23.
The embassy of Korea, in partnership with Carleton University’s Korean Students’ Association, Department of Film Studies and its new Korean language class, co-hosted a film screening of Ode to My Father (2014) at the auditorium of the Carleton University St. Patrick’s Building. From left, Yoko Kim, Jae Kim and Timothy Cho, all members of the Korean Students’ Association, professor Mitsuyo Wada-Marciano and Youngho Lee, director for cultural and public affairs at the embassy of Korea.
Barbados High Commissioner Yvonne Walkes hosted a tea party fundraiser for the The Errol Borrow Memorial Trust of Canada at her residence Oct. 17. From left, Esther Charles, Ambassador Walkes, Eunice Charles and fashion designer Gail Waterman-Worell.
The International Women’s Club of Ottawa’s arts and heritage group hosted a presentation by bird specialist Bruce Di Labio at the German residence. From left, hostess Eleonore Wnendt (Germany), Bruce Di Labio, IWCO president Lia Mazzolin and Sue Hale.
Taste of Hungary
The Hungarian embassy, in collaboration with Santé Restaurant, is holding a Hungarian cuisine and tourism event. Ambassador Bálint Ódor will be host of the dinner, which includes a four-course meal prepared by embassy chef, Zsolt Varga. Tickets cost $55 and can be reserved by calling 613-241-7113.
Jennifer Campbell is the editor of Diplomat magazine. Reach her at editor@diplomatonline.com.
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Gary Doer cut to the chase by resigning Monday after six years as ambassador the United States.
Among other top appointees, former foreign minister Lawrence Cannon has been posted to Paris since 2012, while former B.C. premier Gordon Campbell has been high commissioner to the United Kingdom since 2011. Bruno Saccomani, the RCMP officer who was in charge of Harper’s security detail until he was appointed ambassador to Jordan two years ago, and Vivian Bercovici, the Toronto lawyer and outspoken critic of Hamas who was named ambassador to Israel in 2014, are also likely to be replaced by summer.
“That’s generally what would happen after a change of government,” Lederman said.
Syria is not alone
The Syrian crisis we see today is but a harbinger of things to come. So says Nigel Fisher, who worked with the United Nations and UNICEF for 30 years and recently worked in Syria. Fisher spoke at the Rideau Club Monday as part of the CIGI Global Policy Forum.
Experts, he said, claim “long-term climate change patterns, water scarcity, food shortages and resulting conflicts (will) displace ever-larger numbers of people, a pattern that’s likely to be mirrored on the African continent and well beyond.”
He said countries such as Canada can support high-quality distance learning and access to education for young people. And they must support local civil society organizations, municipal councils, businesses and diaspora organizations working on the ground in Syria, “trying to keep communities together, under the most nightmarish of circumstances”
These groups all face the challenge of a lack of access to donor resources.
Asked how he would improve the vetting process for Syrian refugees in Canada, Fisher said: “I’m sure we have procedures that don’t need to be exaggerated just because these are Syrian refugees. Most of these people have already been through UNHCR vetting procedures in the camps. They come from Syria, a country which was a middle-income country with high education and literacy at 95 per cent, (and) those considerations have some weight that offsets (the suggestion that) anyone coming out of Syria must be a potential terrorist.”
Germany’s refugee requirements
Germany can manage the refugee crisis unfolding in its country, but Ambassador Werner Wnendt says it can’t do it alone.
“In Germany in the last six weeks, 400,000 refugees and asylum-seekers have arrived, the ambassador said at the Ambassadors Speakers Series at Carleton University last week. “By the end of the year, it will be one million or more.”
He noted that Chancellor Angela Merkel says Germany has an obligation to grant asylum to people who are persecuted in their own countries.
“The right of these people is enshrined in our constitution. The challenge is of course that the numbers are big and the time frame very short.”
Speaking a few days before the European leaders met to discuss a strategy, he said they need to slow down and organize the flow.
“This is not a German, Swedish problem, it’s a global problem,” he said. “It’s an effort of historical dimension, but it is doable, if we all work together, and here I come back to Canada, which can also contribute.”
Poland Night in Ottawa
The embassy of Poland is hosting Polish Heritage Night at Canadian Tire Centre Nov. 16. The evening begins at 7:30 a.m. with a hockey game between the Ottawa Senators and the Detroit Red Wings. Guests get 30-per-cent off ticket prices using the promo code POLSKA at www.capitaltickets.ca/promo. A reception with Patrick Wiercioch, a Canadian player of Polish descent, will take place after the game.
Ja’afar M. Balarabe, minister and chargé d’affaires of the Nigerian High Commission, and his wife, Nafisah Balarabe, hosted a national day reception at the Château Laurier on Oct. 1.
Venera Issekenova, assistant to the ambassador of Kazakhstan, was among participants at the Ottawa Diplomatic Association’s third annual Fly Day, offering flights over Ottawa.
Koviljka Špiric, ambassador of Bosnia-Herzegovina, hosted a reception at her embassy. From left are dancers Irma Tabakovic, Rukhsara Babayeva, Ivana Vijackic and Laila Moulavi in Bosnia and Herzegovina traditional dress.
Ambassador Špiric at the Sept. 30 reception.
The Slovenian Embassy teamed up with Santé Restaurant and Art Gallery for Taste of Slovenia, an evening of culture and cuisine Sept. 29. Slovenian Ambassador Marjan Cencen welcomed guests to a dinner prepared by executive chef Michael Steh. The evening also included an exhibit of sculptures by Lucka Košcak and music from guitarist Milan Vincec.
Saudi Arabian Ambassador Naif Bandir A. Alsudairy hosted a national day reception Sept. 29 at the embassy.
On the occasion of their national day, Spanish Ambassador Carlos Gomez-Mugica and his wife, Maria de la Rica Aranguren, hosted a reception at the embassy.
To mark the 104th national day of Taiwan, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office Representative Frank Lin and his wife, Samantha Lee, hosted a reception at the Fairmont Château Laurier Oct. 8.
Georgian Ambassador Alexander Latsabidze hosted a classical piano recital by renowned Georgian musician Edisher Savitski, left, as well as an exhibition titled Three Types of Georgian Scripts at Tabaret Hall on Oct. 16.
A round table seminar to celebrate 550th anniversary of the establishment of Kazakhstan took place at Carleton University Oct. 13. From left, Moldovan Ambassador Ala Beleavschi, Kazakh Ambassador Konstantin Zhigalov, Achim Hurrelmann, director of EURUS (Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian Studies); Gulnar Kendirbai, of the Harriman Insitute at Columbia University; Piotr Dutkiewicz, of EURUS and director of Carleton University’s Centre for Governance and Public Management; Alma Kunanbaeva, of Stanford University; and Jeff Sahadeo.
Hungarian Ambassador Bálint Ódor, right, and his wife, Lili Francisca Török, hosted a reception Oct. 26 at their residence in honour of the 59th Anniversary of Hungarian Revolution October 1956. At left is Peter M. Boehm, senior associate deputy minister of Foreign Affairs.
In celebration of Austria’s national day, Ambassador Arno Reidel and his wife, Loretta Loria, hosted a concert of Viennese classical and operatic music at Tabaret Hall Oct. 23.
The embassy of Korea, in partnership with Carleton University’s Korean Students’ Association, Department of Film Studies and its new Korean language class, co-hosted a film screening of Ode to My Father (2014) at the auditorium of the Carleton University St. Patrick’s Building. From left, Yoko Kim, Jae Kim and Timothy Cho, all members of the Korean Students’ Association, professor Mitsuyo Wada-Marciano and Youngho Lee, director for cultural and public affairs at the embassy of Korea.
Barbados High Commissioner Yvonne Walkes hosted a tea party fundraiser for the The Errol Borrow Memorial Trust of Canada at her residence Oct. 17. From left, Esther Charles, Ambassador Walkes, Eunice Charles and fashion designer Gail Waterman-Worell.
The International Women’s Club of Ottawa’s arts and heritage group hosted a presentation by bird specialist Bruce Di Labio at the German residence. From left, hostess Eleonore Wnendt (Germany), Bruce Di Labio, IWCO president Lia Mazzolin and Sue Hale.
Taste of Hungary
The Hungarian embassy, in collaboration with Santé Restaurant, is holding a Hungarian cuisine and tourism event. Ambassador Bálint Ódor will be host of the dinner, which includes a four-course meal prepared by embassy chef, Zsolt Varga. Tickets cost $55 and can be reserved by calling 613-241-7113.
Jennifer Campbell is the editor of Diplomat magazine. Reach her at editor@diplomatonline.com.
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