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    CANADIAN PM HARPER APPOINTS NEW AMBASSADORS

    Embassy Magazine, Canada
    June 21 2006

    In what is the largest appointment of heads of missions since the
    Conservative government came to power in January, Prime Minister
    Stephen Harper selected 26 new ambassadors to serve in destinations
    around the world. Most of the new ambassadors are career foreign
    service officers with years of experience behind them. Here are the
    names of the new envoys and the destinations they will be heading to.

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    Libya

    Haig Sarafian takes over from David Viveash as Ambassador to Libya. A
    career diplomat, over the past 22 years Mr. Sarafian has worked in
    Lima, Baghdad, Sao Paulo, Tunis, Damascus and Paris. He served as
    Ambassador to Lebanon from 1998 to 2002. He has worked extensively on
    Middle Eastern issues and was director general of the International
    Trade Centre in Montreal from 1990 to 1993.

    Russia

    Ralph Lysyshyn succeeds Christopher Westdal as Ambassador to Russia
    and Armenia. Mr. Lysyshyn has served in Lagos, Moscow, Washington
    and Brussels and was Minister Counsellor at the Canadian Mission to
    NATO from 1990 to 1994. He has also worked on arms control issues
    and served as Ambassador to Poland Belarus from 2002 to 2005.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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