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<p><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14pt">November 20, 2006 <i>(1:00 p.m. EST)<br>
</i>No. 137</span></span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14pt">APPOINTMENT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ASIA
PACIFIC FOUNDATION OF CANADA</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif">The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of the Atlantic
Canada Opportunities Agency, today announced the appointment of Carol Anne Lee to
the Board of Directors of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif">“I am pleased to welcome Ms. Lee to the Foundation’s Board,” said Minister MacKay.
“She has extensive business experience in Canadian and Asian interests, and has
been very involved in her community as well.”</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif">The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada is an independent, not-for-profit think tank on
Canada’s relations with Asia. The Foundation functions as a knowledge broker, bringing
together people and knowledge to provide the most current and comprehensive
research, analysis and information on Canada’s trans-Pacific relations. It promotes
dialogue on economic, security, political and social issues, helping to influence public
policy and foster informed decision making in the Canadian public, private and
non-governmental sectors.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif">Created in 1984 by an act of Parliament, the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada is
funded by the Government of Canada and the Government of British Columbia.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif">For further information on the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, please visit their
website at </span><a href="https://bac-lac.wayback.archive-it.org/web/20070221012713/http://www.apfc.ca/"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="text-decoration: underline">http://www.apfc.ca</span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000">.</span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000">- 30 -</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000">A biographical note is attached.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000">For further information, media representatives may contact:</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000">Foreign Affairs Media Relations Office</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000">Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada<br>
613-995-1874<br>
</span></span><a href="https://bac-lac.wayback.archive-it.org/web/20070221012713/http://www.international.gc.ca/"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="text-decoration: underline">http://www.international.gc.ca</span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000">.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000">Margaret Nevin<br>
Director of Communications<br>
Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada<br>
604-641-1239<br>
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<p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-size: 14pt">BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE</span></span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-weight: bold">Carol Ann Lee</span>, a native of Vancouver, is CEO and President of Linacare
Cosmetherapy Inc., a British Columbia-based company that develops innovative skin
care products. Ms. Lee has a B.Comm from the University of British Columbia and an
MBA from Harvard Business School. She is Vice Chair of the Government of British
Columbia’s Asia Pacific Trade Council and serves on several boards, including the
Vancouver Board of Trade and the Faculty Advisory Board of the Sauder School of
Business.</span></span></p>
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