{"id":49889,"date":"2018-09-17T16:00:10","date_gmt":"2018-09-17T20:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/?p=49889"},"modified":"2025-08-19T09:36:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T13:36:42","slug":"carleton-parliamentary-initiative-hosts-eighth-annual-orientation-for-diplomats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/2018\/carleton-parliamentary-initiative-hosts-eighth-annual-orientation-for-diplomats\/","title":{"rendered":"Carleton Parliamentary Initiative Hosts Eighth Annual Orientation for Diplomats"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Carleton Parliamentary Initiative Hosts Eighth Annual Orientation for Diplomats\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<p>Carleton University\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/parldiplo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Initiative for Parliamentary and Diplomatic Engagement<\/a> will host its eighth annual Orientation for Newly Arrived Diplomats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The diplomat orientation features expert discussions on Canada\u2019s parliamentary system, diplomatic access points, public opinion trends, media and other sources of influence, where to get information, social and family integration, and an information resource fair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Media are invited to attend the event and are asked to register by contacting <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:carletonrsvp@gmail.com\"><strong>carletonrsvp@gmail.com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When<\/strong>: Monday, Sept. 24, 2018, from 8:15 a.m. until 2 p.m.<br>\n<strong>Where<\/strong>: Second Floor Atrium and Conference Rooms, Richcraft Hall, Carleton University<br>\n<strong>Info<\/strong>: A campus map can <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/map.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">be found online<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The free event regularly hosts more than 100 members of the diplomatic community, representing more than 60 countries and every region in the world. This orientation is organized in partnership with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.odacanada.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ottawa Diplomatic Association<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.parlcent.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parliamentary Centre<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event speakers include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Benoit-Antoine Bacon, president and vice-chancellor, Carleton<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nik Nanos, chief data scientist of Nanos Research<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Karen Schwartz, associate interim vice-president (Research and International), Carleton<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Hon. Geoff Regan, speaker of the House of Commons<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Hon. Andrew Leslie, parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mayor Jim Watson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Charles Robert, clerk of the House of Commons<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mary Anne Dehler, deputy chief of Protocol for Canada and director, Diplomatic Corps Services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Catherine Cano, general manager, CPAC<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Colin Robertson, vice-president, Canadian Global Affairs Institute<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mark Kristmanson, chief executive officer, National Capital Commission<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Media Contact<br>\n<\/strong>Steven Reid<br>\nMedia Relations Officer<br>\nCarleton University<br>\n613-520-2600, ext. 8718<br>\n613-265-6613<br>\n<a href=\"mailto:Steven_Reid3@Carleton.ca\">Steven_Reid3@Carleton.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Carleton Flipboard account:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/flipboard.com\/@carletonstories\/carleton-stories-0gbu905my\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/flipboard.com\/@carletonstories\/carleton-stories-0gbu905my<\/a><br>\n<strong>Follow us on Twitter:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/Cunewsroom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.twitter.com\/Cunewsroom<\/a><br>\n<strong>Need an expert?<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Go to:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.carleton.ca\/newsroom\/experts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.carleton.ca\/newsroom\/experts<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carleton University\u2019s Initiative for Parliamentary and Diplomatic Engagement will host its eighth annual Orientation for Newly Arrived Diplomats. The diplomat orientation features expert discussions on Canada\u2019s parliamentary system, diplomatic access points, public opinion trends, media and other sources of influence, where to get information, social and family integration, and an information resource fair. 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