Mr. Mirwais Salehi, Third Secretary, and Mrs. Salehi attend the reception organized by the Ottawa Asian Heritage Month Society.

The Afghan Ambassador is interviewed by Mr. Anthony Fenton, freelance journalist form British Columbia.

Amb. Samad and Mrs. Samad attend the Governor General’s Christams Levee for the diplomatic corps at Rideau Hall.

Amb. Samad and Counsellor, Mr. Mehrabodin Masstan, meet with Mr. Asef Rahimi, Coordinator of the National Solidarity Program of the Ministry of Rural Reconstruction and Development at the chancery.

Embassy Counsellor, Mr. Mehrabodin Masstan, attends a cultural event and film showing sponsored by the Embassy of Yemen.

Amb. Samad meets with Ms. Bonnie Thompson and Mr. Najeeb Mirza of the National Film Board to discuss a documentary project about Afghanistan.

Dep. Minister Mahmoud Saikal visits Ottawa. See special web reports for details.

Mr. and Mrs. Samad attend a dinner hosted by Hon. Col. Stan Milner at the Chateau Laurier.

The Ambassador and Mrs. Samad hosts Prof. Lee Hoyun and Mrs. Hoyun at the Afghan House to discuss educational opportunities in Canada. Senior Administartive Assistant, Mr. Tamim Amini and Mrs. Amini also attend the luncheon.

Mr. Samad is Interviewed by Vanguard Magazine.

Amb. Samad attends a conference on Nato-Russia relations sponsored by the Council on Transatlantic relations at Foreign Affairs Canada.

Senior Administrative Assistant, Mr. Tamim Amini and Mrs. Amini, attend the Illumination Ceremony on Parliament Hill.