DIGNITARIES|NEW ARRIVALS15,000 employees. In this position, he wasalso chairman <strong>of</strong> the board <strong>of</strong> directors forthe Yemen Liquefied Natural Gas Projectand the Safer Exploration and ProductionPetroleum Company; as well as the YemenGeneral Corporation for Oil and Gas. Inaddition, he was a board member for theGeneral Investment Authority; the HigherCouncil <strong>of</strong> Economic and Oil Affairs andthe Export Committee.From 2005 to 2006, he was generalmanager <strong>of</strong> the Arabia-Yemen CementCompany.After completing a master’s <strong>of</strong> commerceat Pune University, India, in 1992,he joined the Canadian company, NexenPetroleum, in Yemen. There, he held seniorpositions in sections including jointventures, human resources and generalaccounting.Mr. Bahah is married and has one son.Yerlan AbildaevAmbassador <strong>of</strong> KazakhstanMr. Abildaev has a PhD in mathematicsand is a graduate <strong>of</strong> the Leningrad StateUniversity (Russia) and the World BankInstitute for Economic Development inWashington (U.S.) He has a PhD (mathematics).He joined the ministry <strong>of</strong> foreign affairsin 1994 and prior to that, he workedas a lecturer and researcher at the KazakhPedagogical Institute and Kazakh StateUniversity.From 1996 to 2002, he served at hiscountry’s embassy in Belgium where hereached the position <strong>of</strong> chargé d’affaires.For the following year, he served as chairman<strong>of</strong> the investment committee <strong>of</strong> theministry <strong>of</strong> industry and trade. From 2003-2004, he was director <strong>of</strong> the department <strong>of</strong>Europe and America, at foreign affairs.For the four year before he came toCanada, he was ambassador to Tajikistan.Mr. Abildaev is married and has threechildren.Non-heads <strong>of</strong> MissionAzerbaijanKhatira Museyibova,Third Secretary and ConsulTural Ganjaliyev,Third SecretaryBarbadosChristobelle Elaine Reece,CounsellorBurkina FasoKorotimi Bayala/Drabo,AttachéChinaShi Wang,CounsellorMo Wang,AttachéKezhen Li,Second SecretaryYaonan Liu,First SecretaryCosta RicaSilvia Marta AndersonQuiros,Second SecretaryCôte D’ivoireLasme Roger Diby,CounsellorMalekah Mourad Conde,AttachéSehy Maimouna Bony,AttachéN’guessan BernardN’guessan,First CounsellorCroatiaDrazen Jozef,Military AttachéCubaLuis Angel GuzmanGonzalez,AttachéCzech RepublicJan Beroun,CounsellorDominican RepublicJulio Alejanfro RodriguezVelez,CounsellorGretchen Purisima PockelsSaneaux,CounsellorEgyptAlaa Eldin Eid Oleimy,AttachéHwaida Essam AbdelRahman,MinisterEuropean UnionGiovanni Di Girolamo,First Counsellor & ChargéD’affairesGhanaKwadwo Tuntum Addo,Minister-CounsellorGuineaMory Sidibe,First SecretaryIndiaVirender Kumar Langayan,AttachéIranHamid Mohammadi,CounsellorIranYadollah Adibi,First SecretaryIraqEmad Ali Jalal Al-Moussawi,AttachéHungaryImre Mihaly Helyes,CounsellorJapanShuichi Takano,CounsellorKorea, RepublicByung Wook Jo,Minister-CounsellorKorea, RepublicKwanghee Jang, ThirdSecretaryJeanhyuk Yim,Second Secretary andConsulYung Soo Jung,First SecretaryMalaysiaSuraya Binti Ahmad Pauzi,Second SecretaryNew ZealandLesley Jane Mcconnell,CounsellorO/Of Eastern CaribbeanStatesOlaf Fontenelle,First SecretaryPeruLibrado Augusto OrozcoZapata,MinisterRussiaMikhail Markovets,Second SecretarySaudi ArabiaSulaiman Ibrahim S.Alreyaee,AttachéKhalid F.A. Alhuthaifi,AttachéSenegalMor Guèye Sall,First SecretaryRokhaya Ndiaye Diop,Second SecretarySouth AfricaNomonde Xundu,AttachéSri LankaJoseph Gaspard SarafthiLokukankanamalage,SecretaryTurkeyMehmet Ari,AttachéUkraineAndrii Lekhkyi, SecondSecretaryDenys Sienik,ThirdSecretaryUnited States <strong>of</strong> AmericaJonathan Steven Butry,Second SecretaryThomas M. Larned,AttachéKyle Thomas JonesThird Secretary and Vice-ConsulVietnamQuoc Thuy Tran,CounsellorThi Thu Huong Vu,AttachéCALL STAN AT 613-731-1970Enthusiastically serving our clientele by delivering Quality, Value & Service.OTTAWA’S #1 DIPLOMAT FLEET HEADQUARTERS.Stan Noble<strong>Diplomat</strong> Sales & FleetRepresentativeBiggest FLEET DISCOUNTS on 2009 vehicles for embassies & their staff.We also <strong>of</strong>fer you an A-1 sales experience and competitive prices on any make or model.BANK Street South at 1255 Johnston Rd., Ottawa, Ont. K1V 8Z140SPRING 09 | APR–JUN
AFGHANISTANHis Ex. Omar SamadEmbassy <strong>of</strong> the Islamic Republic <strong>of</strong>Afghanistan240 Argyle StreetOttawa, Ontario K2P 1B9TEL 563-4223 FAX 563-4962contact@afghanemb-canada.netwww.afghanemb-canada.netALBANIAHis Ex. Besnik KonciEmbassy <strong>of</strong> the Republic <strong>of</strong> Albania130 Albert Street, Suite 302Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5G4TEL 236-4114 FAX 236-0804embassy<strong>of</strong>albania@on.aibn.comALGERIAHis Ex. Smail BenamaraEmbassy <strong>of</strong> the People’s DemocraticRepublic <strong>of</strong> Algeria500 Wilbrod StreetOttawa, Ontario K1N 6N2TEL 789-8505 FAX 789-1406www.embassyalgeria.ca/eng.htmANGOLAEmbassy <strong>of</strong> the Republic <strong>of</strong> Angola189 Laurier Avenue EastOttawa, Ontario K1N 6P1TEL 234-1152 FAX 234-1179info@embangola-can.orgwww.embangola-can.orgARGENTINAHis Ex. Arturo BothamleyEmbassy <strong>of</strong> the Argentine Republic81 Metcalfe Street 7th FloorOttawa, Ontario K1P 6K7TEL 236-2351 FAX 235-2659embargentina@argentina-canada.netwww.argentina-canada.netARMENIAMr. Arman AkopianChargé d’AffairesEmbassy <strong>of</strong> the Republic <strong>of</strong> Armenia7 Delaware AvenueOttawa, Ontario K2P 0Z2TEL 234-3710 FAX 234-3444armcanadaembassy@mfa.comwww.armembassycanada.caAUSTRALIAHis Ex. Justin Hugh BrownAustralian High Commission50 O’Connor, Suite 710Ottawa, Ontario K1P 6L2TEL 236-0841 FAX 236-4376www.canada.embassy.gov.auAUSTRIAHis Ex. Werner BrandstetterEmbassy <strong>of</strong> the Republic <strong>of</strong> Austria445 Wilbrod StreetOttawa, Ontario K1N 6M7TEL 789-1444 FAX 789-3431Ottawa-ob@bmeia.gv.atAZERBAIJANMr. Farid ShafiyevChargé d’AffairesEmbassy <strong>of</strong> the Republic <strong>of</strong> Azerbaijan275 Slater Street, Suite 904-COttawa, Ontario K1P 5H9TEL 288-0497 FAX 230-8089BAHAMASHis Ex. Michael D. SmithHigh Commission for TheCommonwealth <strong>of</strong> The Bahamas50 O’Connor Street, Suite 1313Ottawa, Ontario K1P 6L2TEL. 232-1724 FAX 232-0097ottawa-mission@bahighco.comBANGLADESHHis Ex. A.M. Yakub AliHigh Commission for the People’sRepublic <strong>of</strong> Bangladesh340 Albert St., Suite 1250Ottawa, Ontario, K1R 7Y6TEL 236-0138 FAX 567-3213bangla@rogers.comwww.bdhc.orgBARBADOSHis Ex. Edward Evelyn GreavesHigh Commission for Barbados55 Metcalfe St., Suite 470Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 6L5TEL 236-9517 FAX 230-4362ottawa@foreign.gov.bbBELARUSMr. Pavel PustovoyChargé d’AffairesEmbassy <strong>of</strong> the Republic <strong>of</strong> Belarus130 Albert Street, Suite 600Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5G4TEL 233-9994 FAX 233-8500belamb@igs.netBELGIUMHis Ex. Jean LintEmbassy <strong>of</strong> Belgium360 Albert Street, Suite 820Ottawa, Ontario K1R 7X7TEL 236-7267 FAX 236-7882Ottawa@diplobel.orgwww.diplomatie.be/ottawaBENINHis Ex. Honoré AhimakinEmbassy <strong>of</strong> the Republic <strong>of</strong> Benin58 Glebe AvenueOttawa, Ontario K1S 2C3TEL 233-4429 FAX 233-8952ambaben@benin.caBOLIVIAHis Ex. Edgar Torrez MosqueiraEmbassy <strong>of</strong> the Republic <strong>of</strong> Bolivia130 Albert Street, Suite 416Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5G4TEL 236-5730 FAX 236-8237embolivia04@yahoo.comBOSNIA-HERZEGOVINAHis Ex. Milenko MisicEmbassy <strong>of</strong> Bosnia and Herzegovina130 Albert Street, Suite 805Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5G4TEL 236-0028 FAX 236-1139embassy<strong>of</strong>bih@bellnet.cawww.bhembassy.caBRAZILHis Ex. Paulo Cordeiro PintoEmbassy <strong>of</strong> the Federative Republic<strong>of</strong> Brazil450 Wilbrod StreetOttawa, Ontario K1N 6M8TEL 237-1090 FAX 237-6144mailbox@brasembottawa.orgBRUNEI DARUSSALAMHer Ex. Rakiah Haji Abdul LamitHigh Commission for BruneiDarussalam.395 Laurier Avenue EastOttawa, Ontario K1N 6R4TEL 234-5656 FAX 234-4397bhco@bellnet.caBULGARIAHis Ex. Evgueni StoytchevEmbassy <strong>of</strong> the Republic <strong>of</strong> Bulgaria325 Stewart StreetOttawa, Ontario K1N 6K5TEL 789-3215 FAX 789-3524BURKINA FASOHer Ex. Juliette BonkoungouEmbassy <strong>of</strong> Burkina Faso48 Range RoadOttawa, Ontario K1N 8J4TEL 238-4796 FAX 238-3812burkina.faso@sympatico.cawww.ambaburkina-canada.orgBURUNDIHer Ex. Appolonie SimbiziEmbassy <strong>of</strong> the Republic <strong>of</strong> Burundi325 Dalhousie Street, Suite 815Ottawa, Ontario K1N 7G2TEL 789-0414 FAX 789-9537ambabottawa@yahoo.comhttp://ambabucanada.le-site.infoCAMEROONHis Ex. Solomon Azoh-Mbi Anu’a-GheyleHigh Commission for the Republic<strong>of</strong> Cameroon170 Clemow AvenueOttawa, Ontario K1S 2B4TEL 236-1522 FAX 236-3885CHILEHis Ex. Eugenio Ortega RiquelmeEmbassy <strong>of</strong> the Republic <strong>of</strong> Chile50 O’Connor Street, Suite 1413Ottawa, Ontario K1P 6L2TEL 235-9940 FAX 235-1176echileca@chile.cawww.chile.caCHINAHis Ex. Lijun LanEmbassy <strong>of</strong> the People’s Republic<strong>of</strong> China515 St. Patrick StreetOttawa, Ontario K1N 5H3TEL. 789-3434 FAX 789-1911www.chinaembassycanada.orgCOLOMBIAHis Ex. Jaime Giron-DuarteEmbassy <strong>of</strong> the Republic <strong>of</strong> Colombia360 Albert Street, Suite 1002Ottawa, Ontario K1R 7X7TEL 230-3760 FAX 230-4416embajada@embajadacolombia.cawww.embajadacolombia.caCONGO (ZAIRE)Ms. Louise Nzanga RamazaniChargé d’AffairesEmbassy <strong>of</strong> the Democratic Republic<strong>of</strong> the Congo18 Range RoadOttawa, Ontario K1N 8J3TEL 230-6391 FAX 230-1945COSTA RICAHer Ex. Emilia Maria AlvarezNavarroEmbassy <strong>of</strong> the Republic <strong>of</strong> Costa Rica325 Dalhousie Street, Suite 407Ottawa, Ontario K1N 7G2TEL. 562-2855 FAX 562-2582embcrica@travel-net.comwww.costaricaembassy.comdiplomatic contactsdiplomat and international canada | EMBASSIES | HIGH COMMISSIONS ‐ | OTHER INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES 41