OTTAWA—His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, will receive the credentials of three ambassadors on Friday, January 18, 2013, at 10 a.m., at Rideau Hall.
Her Excellency Nancy Ndiaye Ngom, Ambassador-designate of the Republic of Senegal
His Excellency Riadh Essid, Ambassador-designate of the Republic of Tunisia
His Excellency Jean-Louis Wolzfeld, Ambassador-designate of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Upon their arrival in Canada, and before they can carry out their duties as heads of mission, new ambassadors, as well as new high commissioners of countries for which Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is not head of State, must be officially welcomed by the governor general of Canada. High commissioners representing countries for which The Queen is the head of State are formally introduced to the prime minister of Canada.
Credentials are the official documents by which new heads of diplomatic missions are presented by their head of State as their official representative. Currently, there are more than 140 heads of diplomatic missions accredited to Canada.
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