Canadian Delegates to Accompany Governor General on State Visit to Mongolia

OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 10/16/13 -- Their Excellencies the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, and Mrs. Sharon Johnston will be joined by official and accompanying delegations on the occasion of a State visit to Mongolia, from October 24 to 26, 2013.

A delegation of Canadian public-and private-sector leaders in the fields of business, education and innovation, will share their experiences and knowledge with their Mongolian counterparts and play an active role in highlighting Canada's involvement in the host country. These exchanges will further develop the wide-ranging and multi-faceted relationships with Mongolia, and will provide greater visibility for our bilateral initiatives.

OFFICIAL DELEGATIONChungsen Leung Member of Parliament and Parliamentary Secretary for Multiculturalism Earl Dreeshen Member of Parliament Scott Simms Member of Parliament Wai Young Member of Parliament

ACCOMPANYING DELEGATIONThe Honourable Perrin Beatty President and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Chamber of Commerce Dr. Alain Beaudet President, Canadian Institutes of Health Research Dr. Mary M. Buhr Dean of the College of Agriculture and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan Dana Fox Founder and Vice Chair, ClevrU Corporation V. Peter Harder Senior Policy Advisor, Dentons Canada LLP Dr. Bern Klein Acting Executive Director, Professor and Head Canadian International Resource and Development Institute and Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering, University of British Columbia Gilles Patry President and Chief Executive Officer, Canada Foundation for Innovation Robert Schafer President, Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum and 2nd Vice President, Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada

The biographies of the accompanying delegation are available online at www.gg.ca.

Members of the public can follow the Governor General's State visits to Mongolia online atwww.gg.ca, where speeches, photos and videos will be posted.

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Contacts:
Marie-Pierre Belanger
Rideau Hall Press Office
marie-pierre.belanger@gg.ca

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