MEDIA ADVISORIES
**AMENDMENT**
May 6, 2004 No. A/47
MINISTERS GRAHAM, CODERRE AND CARROLL TO MEET REPRESENTATIVES
OF THE HAITIAN GOVERNMENT
Foreign Affairs Minister Bill Graham, Minister responsible for La Francophonie Denis
Coderre and Minister for International Cooperation Aileen Carroll will be travelling to
Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on May 7 to re-affirm Canada's commitment to the people of Haiti.
The ministers will be meeting with representatives of the Haitian government, as well as
visiting Canadian International Development Agency-funded projects and the Canadian
members of the Multinational Interim Force.
Event: Photo opportunity with Prime Minister Gérard Latortue
Date: Friday, May 7, 2004
Time: 11:30 a.m. (Port-au-Prince local time)
Location: Diplomatic Lounge
Port-au-Prince International Airport
Haiti
Event: Photo opportunity with President Boniface Alexandre
Date: Friday, May 7, 2004
Time: 2:00 p.m. (Port-au-Prince local time)
Location: Palais national, Champ de Mars
Salon diplomatique de la présidence
Event: Media availability
Date: Friday, May 7, 2004
Time: approx. 2:40 p.m. (Port-au-Prince local time)
Location: Hotel Plaza, Champ de Mars
Salle Thérèse No. 1
Event: Teleconference
Date: Friday, May 7, 2004
Time: approx. 2:45 p.m. (Port-au-Prince local time)
Event: Photo opportunity with Canadian military
Date: Friday, May 7, 2004
Time: 5:00 p.m. (Port-au-Prince local time)
Location: Royal Haitian Hotel
Route de Carrefour, Carrefour
Media representatives interested in participating in the teleconference or to register for
the photo opportunity with the Canadian military should call (613) 995-1874 at least
one hour before the event. These events are available to media representatives only.
For more information, please contact:
Isabelle Savard
Director of Communications
Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs
(613) 995-1851
Media Relations Office
Foreign Affairs Canada and International Trade Canada
(613) 995-1874
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca
Karine Lamarre
Office of the Minister responsible for La Francophonie
(613) 943-1838
Andrew Graham
Director of Communications
Office of the Minister for International Cooperation
(819) 953-3160
Media Relations Office
CIDA
(819) 953-6534
info@acdi-cida.gc.ca
http://www.cida.gc.ca
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