Six new heads of mission to current their credentials to the Governor General

September 23, 2025

OTTAWA, Ontario—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, will welcome six new heads of mission to Canada throughout a ceremony at Rideau Hall.

The following heads of mission will current their credentials to the Governor General to formally start their diplomatic missions:

His Excellency Karl Anthony Amadeus Dhaene
Ambassador-designate of the Kingdom of Belgium

His Excellency Anthony Dessources
Ambassador-designate of the Republic of Haiti

Her Excellency Hanne Ulrichsen
Ambassador-designate of the Kingdom of Norway

His Excellency Andrii Plakhotniuk
Ambassador-designate of Ukraine

His Excellency Dinesh Kumar Patnaik
High Commissioner-designate for the Republic of India

His Excellency Stefan Tomašević
Ambassador-designate of the Republic of Serbia

Date: September 24, 2025
Time: 1:30 p.m. 
Location: Rideau Hall Ballroom

Notes for media:

• There will probably be a pooled media protection contained in the Rideau Hall Ballroom.
• Media are requested to reach on 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 might be made out there upon request.

Media info:
Rideau Hall Press Office
media@gg.ca

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