March 4, 2008
No. A/12
On Wednesday, March 5, 2008, the Honourable Helena Guergis, Secretary of State (Foreign Affairs and International Trade) (Sport), will provide an on-the-record overview of Canada's support to women in Afghanistan.
Two female members of the Afghan National Assembly, part of the first-ever delegation of Afghan parliamentarians to visit Canada, will also deliver on-the-record remarks. There will then be a question-and-answer session with the Secretary of State and the Afghan parliamentarians.
Senior representatives from Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, the Canadian International Development Agency and the Department of National Defence will also be present during the briefing (not for cameras; attribution to senior government officials).
Event: Briefing (open to media only)
Date: March 5, 2008
Time: 3:30 to 4:10 p.m.
Location: Cadieux Auditorium
Lester B. Pearson Building
125 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, Ontario
For more information, please contact:
Foreign Affairs Media Relations Office
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
613-995-1874
www.international.gc.ca/index.aspx
