Event Date: March 7, 2018 - 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Location: FSS4007, 120 University Private, Ottawa

Presented by CIPS

The Oxford English Dictionary defines diplomacy as ‘the management of international relations by negotiation; the method by which these relations are adjusted and managed by ambassadors and envoys’. On the eve of International Women’s Day, please join us for a special panel featuring the Ambassadors of Germany and France as well as the High Commissioners from the United Kingdom, Rwanda and Australia as they discuss the challenges and opportunities of their expanding range of functions in the context of the larger global challenges of reducing intractable problems that threaten world security and stability. This panel forms part of a two day celebration of CIPS’s 10th Anniversary.

Moderator:

Madelaine Drohan, Canadian correspondent for The Economist

Panelists:

Her Excellency Mrs Susan le Jeune d’Allegeershecque CMG, High Commissioner of the United Kingdom

Her Excellency Ms Natasha Smith, High Commission of the Commonwealth of Australia

Ambassadrice Kareen Rispal, Embassy of France

Ambassador Sabine Sparwasser, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany

Her Excellency Shakilla Umutoni Kazimbaya, Republic of Rwanda

This event is open to the public and will be first come first served for seating. Please note that CPAC will be filming this event.