OTTAWA, ON, Sept. 14, 2026 /CNW/ -- Her Excellency the Right Honourable Louise Arbour, Governor General of Canada, will receive the credentials of nine new heads of mission during two ceremonies at Rideau Hall on September 15, 2026.

The following heads of mission will present their credentials to the Governor General to officially begin their diplomatic missions.

Date: September 15, 2026
Time: 9:30 a.m. 
Location: Rideau Hall Ballroom

His Excellency Jaime Hernán Baeza Freer
Ambassador-designate of the Republic of Chile

His Excellency Isaac Folorunso Adewole
High Commissioner-designate for the Federal Republic of Nigeria

Her Excellency Katarina Plātere
Ambassador-designate of the Republic of Latvia

His Excellency Gert Auväärt
Ambassador-designate of the Republic of Estonia

His Excellency Masashi Nakagome
Ambassador-designate of Japan

Date: September 15, 2026
Time: 1:30 p.m. 
Location: Rideau Hall Ballroom

Her Excellency Hélène Claire Juliette Farnaud-Defromont
Ambassador-designate of the French Republic

His Excellency Khaled Mahmoud Abdel Moniem Azmi
Ambassador-designate of the Arab Republic of Egypt

His Excellency Charles Rudolph Paul
Ambassador-designate of the Republic of the Marshall Islands

His Excellency Steve Ferrol
High Commissioner-designate for the Commonwealth of Dominica

Notes for media:

• To guarantee your access to the ceremony, we ask that you please confirm your attendance with the Rideau Hall Press Office at media@gg.ca.
• Media are asked to arrive at the Princess Anne Entrance no later than 9 a.m. for the morning ceremony and no later than 1 p.m. for the afternoon ceremony.
• Photos taken by the Governor General's official photographer can be made available upon request.

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SOURCE Office of the Secretary to the Governor General