(L to R, clockwise) Ambassador Petronila Garcia and Dr. Darrel Bricker, featured speaker at the Asia Pacific Queen’s Ambassadors’ Forum, are joined by the Heads of Mission from Asia Pacific countries and other participants for a photograph; Ambassador Garcia welcomes and addresses the attendees of the Asia Pacific Queen’s Ambassadors’ Forum; Prof. Hok Lin Leung, organizer of the Asia Pacific Forum, introduces Dr. Darrel Bricker who led the discussions at the forum; Ambassador Garcia asked a question during the forum; and Dr. Bricker responds to a question.

23 September 2019, Ottawa – Ambassador Petronila P. Garcia welcomed the Heads of Mission from Asia Pacific countries or their representatives who participated in the Asia Pacific Queen’s Ambassadors’ Forum held on 23 September 2019 at the Sentro Rizal of the Chancery of the Philippine Embassy in Ottawa. Dr. Darrel Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs, a polling firm, shared his prognostications on the forthcoming Canadian federal elections in October, 2019.

After the forum, Ambassador Garcia hosted a dinner in honor of Dr. Bricker that was attended by officials from Queen’s University in Kingston and officers of the Philippine Embassy in Ottawa.

The Queen’s Ambassadors’ Forum was first organized in 2003 by Prof. Hok-Lin Leung of Queen’s University. Since then, two fora are organized each year – one in Spring and another in Fall – which cover relevant political or economic issues of the day. The Group is composed of the heads of mission from nineteen countries in the Asia Pacific, which have resident diplomatic missions in Ottawa. Philippine Ambassador Garcia is the Regional Dean of the Asia Pacific Group. END.