Guatemalan Ambassador Georges de la Roche, second from left, attended his last Guatemala Stove Project fundraising event. Funds will build improved cooking stoves for rural Mayan families. From left, Marie Cocking, Rita Redner and Tom Clarke, founder of the Guatemala Stove Project. (Photo: Pierre Fortier.)To mark the 102nd national day of Taiwan, Representative Chih-Kung Liu and his wife, Huey-Pyng Liu, hosted a reception Oct. 8 at the Château Laurier. (Photo: Ulle Baum)To mark the anniversary of Chilean independence, Ambassador Roberto Ibarra hosted a national day reception at Ottawa City Hall. He’s shown with soprano Julie Nesrallah.To mark Nigeria’s 53rd independence day, High Commissioner Ojo Uma Maduekwe hosted a reception. He’s shown with Finnish Ambassador Charles Murto.Ambassadors and high commissioners representing the Southern African Development Community had a reception on Oct. 4 at the Hellenic Centre to celebrate SADAC Day. Here, Zambian High Commissioner Bobby Samakai is greeted by Angolan Ambassador Agostinho Tavares da Silva. (Photos: Sam Garcia).Guatemala Foreign Minister Luis Fernando Carrera visited Ottawa Oct. 24. He met with Foreign Minister John Baird and International Development Minister Christian Paradis, pictured here. (Photo: DFATD)Austrian Ambassador Arno Riedel and his wife Loretta Loria-Riedel hosted a national day reception at their residence. From left, Swiss Ambassador Ulrich Lehner, Mrs. Loria-Riedel, Federica Lehner and Mr. Riedel.Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta visited Ottawa.The Embassy of Peru held a reception at the ambassador’s residence to mark Peruvian Armed Forces Day. Here, Col. Julio Román Samander toasts. (Photos: Sam Garcia)Samina Mehtab, first secretary at the Pakistan High Commission, attended a 25th anniversary celebration of Esprit de Corps at City Hall. (Photo: Lois Siegel)Saudi Chargé d’Affaires Yousuf Rashad A. Abuaish hosted a national day reception at the Hilton Lac Leamy in Gatineau. (Photo: Sam Garcia) 6. Mexican Ambassador Francisco Suárez hosted independence day reception at the Museum of Civilization. (Photo: Sam Garcia)Greek Ambassador Eleftherios Anghelopoulos and the University of Ottawa Heart Institute Foundation hosted a Healthy Heart Greek Food and Wine Tasting with celebrity chef Christine Cushing. From left, foundation board member Steve Ramphos, Ms Cushing and Mr. Anghelopoulos (Photo: Sam Garcia)Deputy Mayor Steve Desroches hosted Chinese Ambassador Zhang Junsai and Mayor Jim Watson at a tour of Water Dragon Park in Barrhaven. From left, Jin Xue, co-chair of the Water Dragon Park community cultural committee and president of the Chinese Community Association of Canada; Watson; Zhang; Desroches and Jason Kelly, co-chair of the committee. (Photo: City Hall)To mark the 21st anniversary of the constitution of the Slovak Republic, Ambassador Milan Kollar, far right, and his wife, Sona Kollarova, far left, hosted a reception at the embassy. Between them are Jana Plesnik, member of the Canadian Slovak League, and Hyacinth Belloni, member of the Canadian Slovak League. (Photo: Ulle Baum)
