Media Advisory - Five new heads of mission to present their credentials to the Governor General

OTTAWA, ON, April 28, 2025 /CNW/ - Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, will welcome five new heads of mission to Canada during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.

The following heads of mission will present their credentials to the Governor General:

His Excellency Joan Forner Rovira
Ambassador-designate of the Principality of Andorra

His Excellency Chhea Keo
Ambassador-designate of the Kingdom of Cambodia

His Excellency Abdul Ghafoor Mohamed
High Commissioner-designate for the Republic of Maldives

His Excellency Mpho Churchill O. Mophuting
High Commissioner-designate for the Republic of Botswana

His Excellency Peter Hoekstra
Ambassador-designate of the United States of America

	Date: April 29, 2025
	Time: 1:30 p.m.
	Location: Rideau Hall Ballroom

Notes for media:

• Members of the media must be accredited by the Parliamentary Press Gallery. To obtain temporary accreditation, please contact the Parliamentary Press Gallery at [email protected]. We ask that members of the media have their Parliamentary Press Gallery identification available.
• To guarantee your access to the ceremony, we ask that you please confirm your attendance with the Rideau Hall Press Office at [email protected].
• Media are asked to arrive at the Princess Anne Entrance no later than 1:10 p.m. on the day of the ceremony.
• Photos taken by the Governor General's official photographer can be made available upon request.

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Media information: Rideau Hall Press Office, [email protected]