{"id":25164,"date":"2014-09-03T19:22:31","date_gmt":"2014-09-03T11:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=25164"},"modified":"2015-02-01T11:11:41","modified_gmt":"2015-02-01T03:11:41","slug":"canada-accredits-first-female-philippine-ambassador","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/09\/03\/canada-accredits-first-female-philippine-ambassador\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada accredits first female Philippine ambassador"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Ambassador<\/a>
Ambassador Petronila P. Garcia presents her credentials to His Excellency, the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada Photo credit: Sgt Ronald Duchesne, Rideau Hall \u00a9 Her Majesty The Queen in Right of Canada\u00a0represented by the Office of the Secretary to the Governor General (2014)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Presiding over the presentation of credentials of six (6) newly-arrived Ambassadors to Canada, His Excellency, the Right Honourable David Johnston, warmly received today Her Excellency, Philippine Ambassador Petronila P. Garcia in a stately ceremony at the Rideau Hall in Ottawa.<\/p>\n

Ambassador Garcia handed over to Governor General Johnston her letter of credence and the letter of recall of her predecessor, Ambassador Leslie B. Gatan.<\/p>\n

In his welcome address, the Governor General recognized the knowledge and skills that Ambassador Garcia will bring to bear on Philippines-Canada relations, which are largely shaped by people-to-people ties fostered by some 660,000 Filipinos in Canada.\u00a0 He expressed confidence that the Philippines and Canada will benefit from the Ambassador\u2019s dedication to building a better world.\u00a0 Noting that he and the Ambassador find common ground in their legal education, the Governor General\u00a0 hoped to discuss their common interest when time permits and looked forward to new and exciting partnerships between Canada and the Philippines.<\/p>\n

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\"(Clockwise)<\/a>
(Clockwise) 1) Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) Chief of Protocol Angela Bogdan introduces Ambassador Garcia; 2) Governor General Johnston welcomes Ambassador Garcia; and 3) Governor General (center) with the newly-accredited Ambassadors of Slovenia, the Philippines, Iceland, Belgium, Togolese Republic and Swiss Confederation Photo credit: Sgt Ronald Duchesne, Rideau Hall \u00a9 Her Majesty The Queen in Right of Canada represented by the Office of the Secretary to the Governor General (2014)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

During her t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate with the Governor General, Ambassador Garcia summarized her priorities for growing bilateral ties with Canada, among them more educational partnerships in the fields of agriculture, engineering, environmental protection, educational technology and information technology.\u00a0 The Philippine Ambassador took the occasion to convey the Filipino people\u2019s gratitude for Canada\u2019s tremendous disaster relief assistance in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan last year, including the deployment of Canada\u2019s Disaster Assistance Relief Team (DART) by Canada to the island of Panay.\u00a0 The conversation also dwelled upon the recent designation of the Philippines as a Country of Focus for Canada\u2019s development assistance and high-level official exchanges, such as the visit of Prime Minister Stephen Harper to the Philippines in 2012 and the planned reciprocal visit of President Benigno S. Aquino III to Canada in 2015.<\/p>\n

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\"Governor<\/a>
Governor General Johnston welcomes Ambassador Garcia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cToday, I carried to the Governor General not only my credentials as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary but also the good wishes of President Aquino and the affection of the Filipino people for the entire Canadian nation.\u00a0\u00a0 My mission is to ensure that Philippine-Canadian friendship will continue to flourish on the back of healthy political and economic relations with the large Filipino diaspora in Canada providing a rich context to pursue our goals,\u201d Ambassador Garcia remarked.<\/p>\n

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\"Ambassador<\/a>
Ambassador Garcia, the Governor General of Canada, Senator Tobias Enverga, Jr. pose with the Ambassador\u2019s entourage.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ambassador Garcia was accompanied at today\u2019s ceremonies by the Philippine Embassy\u2019s Deputy Chief of Mission, Uriel Norman R. Garibay, Minister and Consul General Eric Gerardo E. Tamayo, Minister and Consul Flerida Ann Camille P. Mayo, First Secretary and Consul Porfirio M. Mayo, Jr., Consul General Junever M. Mahilum-West of the Philippine Consulate General in Toronto, Consul General Neil Frank R. Ferrer of the Philippine Consulate General in Vancouver, Labor Attach\u00e9s Leonida V. Romulo and Jaime P. Gimenez as well as the Ambassador\u2019s sons Angelo Victor Garcia and Jose Gabriel Reyes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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