Event Date: November 16, 2022 - 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Location: Desmarais 12102, 55 Laurier Avenue East, University of Ottawa

Registration: Eventbrite

Presented by the Centre for International Policy Studies (CIPS), H.E. Ambassador Reem Alkhaled, Ambassador of the State of Kuwait and Chair of Women Heads of Diplomatic Missions of Ottawa (WHDMO), and the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA)

The panel will focus on personal experiences of women heads of diplomatic missions, discussions about the challenges women face in diplomacy, the future of women in diplomacy, and will conclude with a question-and-answer session.

Speakers will include:

• Her Excellency Reem Alkhaled, Ambassador of the State of Kuwait 
• Her Excellency Souriya Otmani, Ambassador of the Kindgom of Morocco
• Her Excellency Ines Coppoolse, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
• Her Excellency Anizan Siti Hajjar Adnin, High Commissioner of Malaysia
• Her Excellency Romy Vasquez Morales, Ambassador of Panama

Moderated by:

Dr. Rita Abrahamsen, Director of CIPS and Professor at GSPIA

Introduction by:

Dr. Roland Paris, Professor and Director of GSPIA