A Pacific Alliance team took part in the Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival. The women on the team, from left to right, included Maura Riordon and Carla Cueva (Peru); Elizabeth Cadena (Colombia); Maria Fernanda Salinas (Chile); Ana Maria Gaitan (Colombia); Argenis Moran (Mexico); Diana Bonilla (Mexico) and Magali Zariquiey (Peru.) (Photo: Embassy of Colombia)Italian Ambassador Gian Lorenzo Cornado participated in the Italian car parade that was part of the FCA Ferrari Festival. A total of 50 Ferraris were driven from the ambassador’s Aylmer residence to Preston Street. (Photo: André Chenier)Italian Ambassador Gian Cornado and his wife, Martine Laidin, hosted a national day reception at their residence. (Photo: Ulle Baum)Algerian Ambassador Hocine Meghar paid a courtesy call on Mayor Jim Watson. (Photo: Roger Lalonde)To mark the national day and armed forces day of Croatia, Ambassador Veselko Grubisic and his wife, Marta, hosted a reception at the embassy. (Photo: Ulle Baum)Ethiopian Ambassador Birtukan Ayano Dadi hosted a reception at the Fairmont Château Laurier to mark the 24th anniversary of the downfall of the Dergue regime and 50 years of diplomatic relations with Canada. (Photo: Ulle Baum)Ethiopian Dancers participated in a colourful dance performance at Africa Day at St. Elias Centre. (Photo: Ulle Baum)Africa Day participants included, from left, Senator Raynell Andreychuk, Zimbabwean Ambassador Florence Zano Chideya and MP Mauril Bélanger. (Photo: Ulle Baum)Icelandic Ambassador Sturla Sigurjónsson and his wife, Elín Jonsdottir, hosted a reception at their residence to mark Iceland’s national day. (Photo: Ulle Baum)To mark the conclusion of Latvia’s presidency of the Council of the European Union, Ambassador Juris Audarins and his spouse, Aija Audarina, hosted a midsummer solstice celebration at Ottawa City Hall. (Photo: Ulle Baum)Georgian Ambassador Alexander Latsabidze and his wife, Tea Uchaneishvili, hosted a national day reception at the Fairmont Château Laurier. (Photo: Ulle Baum)The Orchestra of the Royal Netherlands Air Force took part in celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands in Ottawa. Here, they perform a concert at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum. (Photo: Embassy of Netherlands)Foreign Minister Rob Nicholson and his wife, Arlene, attended a 4th of July party hosted by Ambassador Bruce Heyman and his wife, Vicki. (Photo: Ulle Baum)U.S. Ambassador Heyman, left, and his wife, Vicki, right, hosted a 4th of July party at Lornado, the name of the ambassador’s residence. With their daughters Caroline, left, and Liza, they joined the band on stage. (Photo: Ulle Baum)The Norwegian embassy fully supported its Women’s World Cup team. From left, Heidi Støre, director of Women’s football, Jan-Terje Storaas, cultural affairs officer at the embassy, embassy intern Maria Melstveit, first secretary Øystein Bell and Jan Ove Nystuen, who looks after marketing for Norway’s women’s football. (Photo: Jennifer Campbell)At Taiwan’s summer garden party at his residence, TECO Representative Bruce Linghu, centre, welcomed deputy representative Frank Lin, left, and bid farewell to Bill Chen, right, who was named deputy chief representative in Taiwan’s economic affairs ministry’s trade negotiations office. Mr. Linghu himself returned to Taiwan in September to become deputy minister of foreign affairs. (Photo: Sam Garcia)Korean Ambassador DaeShik Jo awarded Ecuadorian Ambassador Nicolas Fabian Trujillo’s outstanding service in promoting friendly relations between Korea and Ecuador during a posting from 2010-2014 with the Gwanthwa Medal. (Photo: Embassy of Ecuador)A taste of Indonesia took place at Santé Restaurant. Chefs Widiyanto and Salbiyah, who work for the ambassador of Indonesia, prepared a traditional Indonesian dinner. From left: Donna Holtom, owner of Santé restaurant, and Suwartini Wirta, Indonesian deputy head of mission. (Photo: Ulle Baum)Portuguese Ambassador Jose Fernando Moreira da Cunha and his wife, Maria de Lurdes Brito Azevedo da Cunha, hosted a national day reception at their residence. (Photo: Ulle Baum)Swedish Ambassador Per Sjorgen hosted a farewell reception for departing staff member, Britt Bengtsson. The reception also featured Nils Berg Cinemascope before the band performed at the Ottawa International Jazz Festival. From left, Swedish counsellor David Lunderquist; Mina Cohn, chairwoman of the Shoah Committee of the Ottawa Jewish Federation; and Bengtsson. (Photo: Ulle Baum)Swedish Ambassador Per Ola Sjogren hosted a national day reception. From left, Austrian Ambassador Arno Riedel, Sjogren and MP Mauril Bélanger. (Photo: Ulle Baum)The spouses of the Arab heads of mission hosted a year-end event at the residence of the Egyptian ambassador for members of the Heads of Mission Spouses Association (HOMSA). From left: hostess Hala Elhusseiny Youssef (Egypt), Chiraz Saidane (Tunisia), HOMSA president Florence Saint-Léger Liautaud (Haiti) and Dina Hakam Mohammad Khair (Jordan). (Photo: Ulle Baum)
