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Nadia Haddad, wife the Lebanese Embassy’s first secretary.

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Ten-month-old Misaki Osamura from Japan enjoys the music and celebration.

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Listiarini Moeljawan of Indonesia; German conversation group convenor Alison Hobbs; Diplomatic Hospitality Group president Ulle Baum; Ulli Heimrich of Germany; Marzena Mouton of Belgium; and Maria Yeganian, wife of the Armenian ambassador.

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Miyoung Jin, wife of the Korean minister-counsellor; Ilona Skardinskiene, wife of the Lithuanian minister plenipotentiary; Christine Y.W. Tsai, director of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office information division; Huey-Pyng Liu, wife of the TECO representative; Patricia Onianwa, wife of the Nigerian deputy high commissioner; and Ms. Moeljawan sit down to a traditional German meal of chicken schnitzel with potato salad, sauerkraut and apfelstrudel dessert.

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October 2013

The Canadian Federation of University Women’s Ottawa Diplomatic Hospitality Group hosted a Canadian Oktoberfest celebration on Oct. 4 at the Maple Leaf Almrausch Club.	Hungarian Ambassador László Pordány and his wife Mária Csikós hosted a reception on Oct. 17 at their residence to mark the anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian revolution.	The Canadian War Museum hosted a reception on Oct. 21, the night before the museum’s Peacebuilding: Negotiate, Organize, Intervene conference. Embassy sponsored the associated exhibition.
Pakistani High Commissioner Akbar Zeb hosted an opening ceremony on Oct. 11 for an exhibition of art by the Pakistani painter Sadequain and contemporary Pakistani artists, which were displayed at Ottawa City Hall for three days.	Greek Ambassador Eleftherios Anghelopoulos and University of Ottawa Heart Institute Foundation board member Steve Ramphos hosted a Healthy Heart Greek Food and Wine Tasting with celebrity chef Christine Cushing on Oct. 17 at the ambassador's house.	Chih-Kung Liu, representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada, and his wife Huey-Pyng Liu hosted a reception in celebration of the 102nd national day of Taiwan on Oct. 8 at the Chateau Laurier hotel.
Bosnian Ambassador Biljana Gutic-Bjelica hosted a reception for the World Harmony Peace Run at Ottawa City Hall on Oct. 7, with special guest Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson.	Spanish Ambassador Carlos Gómez-Múgica and his wife, Maria de la Rica Aranguren, hosted a reception at their home on Oct. 10 to mark Spain's national day.	After the concert for An American in Paris, French Ambassador Philippe Zeller hosted a reception at the National Arts Centre on Oct. 7 to raise funds for the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra.
The group of ambassadors and high commissioners representing the Southern African Development Community hosted a reception on Oct. 4 at the Hellenic Centre to mark SADC Day	Korean Ambassador Cho Hee-Yong and his wife Lee Yang hosted a reception at the Chateau Laurier on Oct. 3 to mark Korea's national day.	German Ambassador Werner Wnendt and his wife Eleonore Wnendt-Juber hosted a reception at their home on Oct. 3 to celebrate the Day of German Unity.
British High Commissioner Howard Drake hosted a reception Oct. 1 at his official residence, Earnscliffe, for guests to meet senior representatives from the United Kingdom’s network in Canada.	On the occasion of Nigeria’s 53rd independence anniversary, High Commissioner Ojo Uma Maduekwe, and his wife, Ucha Maduekwe, hosted a reception on Oct. 1 at the Chateau Laurier hotel.	The Peruvian Embassy held a reception on Oct. 1 at the ambassador’s residence to mark Peruvian Armed Forces Day.
Ottawa Fashion Week took place at the Casino du Lac-Leamy in Gatineau, Que. from Sept. 13 to 15.	Palestinian General Delegation Chief Representative Said Hamad and his wife, Claudette Shwiry Hamad, in co-operation with the Federal District Council of the St. John Ambulance, hosted a reception on Sept. 27 at the delegation office in support of the St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital. All proceeds were to be donated to the hospital.	The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai helped organize the second Hockey Night in Shanghai at the Feiyang Skating Center on Sept. 18. The World team beat Canada 3-2, but “the Canadian team fought until the very end,” said a chamber spokesperson.
Argentina’s chargé d’affaires, José Ureta (whose Canadian posting has since ended), hosted a press conference and reception on Sept. 25 at the country’s official residence to launch the film series and research workshop Viva Argentina!	Chinese Ambassador Zhang Junsai hosted a reception at his embassy on Sept. 26 to mark the 64th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.	Saudi Chargé d'Affaires Yousuf Rashad A. Abuaish and his wife Kawther Fouad M. Aabed hosted a reception at the Hilton Lac-Leamy hotel in Gatineau, Que. on Sept. 25 to mark Saudi Arabia’s national day.
Canadian military magazine Esprit de Corps celebrated its 25th anniversary with a reception Sept. 19 at Ottawa City Hall.	Lithuanian Ambassador Vytautas Žalys hosted a Lithuanian jazz concert and reception on Sept. 24 at the Museum of Civilization to mark Lithuania's presidency of the Council of the European Union.	Slovak Ambassador Milan Kollár and his wife Sona Kollár hosted a reception at their embassy on Sept. 18 to mark the 21st anniversary of the Slovak Republic constitution.