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<p><strong></strong><strong>December 4, 2002 No. 131</strong></p>
<p>Media representatives are advised that Secretary of State for Latin America, Africa and La Francophonie, Denis Paradis,
will announce funding for the Council on Francophone Life in America and the International Francophone Seniors'
Association at an event hosted by La Maison de la Francophonie in Quebec City, on December 4.</p>
<p><strong>Event: Presentation by Secretary of State, followed by media availability</strong></p>
<p><strong>Date: </strong>Wednesday, December 4</p>
<p><strong>Time:</strong> 6:00 p.m.</p>
<p><strong>Location: </strong>Maison de la Francophonie</p>
<p>39 Dalhousie Street</p>
<p>Quebec City, Quebec</p>
<p>For more information, please contact:</p>
<p>Isabelle Mignault</p>
<p>Office of the Secretary of State (Latin America and Africa) (Francophonie)</p>
<p>(613) 995-1852</p>
<p>Media Relations Office</p>
<p>Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade</p>
<p>(613) 995-1874</p>
<p><a href="https://bac-lac.wayback.archive-it.org/web/20070221072309/http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/">http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca</a></p>
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