Ambassador Samad joins Amb. Sproule at the Department of Foreign Affairs in presenting prizes to Canadian school children, who participated in literary and art competitions with school children in Afghanistan.

Mr. and Mrs. Salehi attend an Afghan New Year celebration in Montreal.

Mr. M. Masstan attends the showing of the French-made movie Massoud l’Afghan at the Alliance Francaise and also takes questions from the audience.

the Ambassador and Mrs. Samad attend a Nowroz (New Year) artistic celebration sponsored by Afghan artists Mushfiq Hashimi and band at the NAC. H.E. Shyamala Cowsik, High Commissioner for India, and Mr. and Mrs. Salehi also attended the event.

Mrs. Samad attends the Asia-Pacific Heads of Mission spouses luncheon at the Thai Embassy.

The two Ambassadors visit Calgary, Alberta, and are interviewed by the Calgary Sun.

Amb. Samad visits Vancouver, B.C.

As part of a joint program with H.E. David Sproule, Canada’s Ambassador to Afghanistan, they are interviewed by the Editorial Board of the Vancouver Sun, and speak jointly at the Frazer Institute.

Mr. M. Masstan is interviewed by Montreal radio 98.5 FM in French

Embassy Counsellor, Mr. M. Masstan and 3 rd. Secretary, Mr. M. Salehi meet with a group of Afghan military students at St. Jean Language School in Quebec.

They also attend and speak at an Afghan cultural event sponsored by the Afghan Cultural Association.

Montreal visit includes:

• Interview with CJAD radio show
• Interview with 940 News Radio
• Interview with Global TV Montreal
• Interview with CBC radio
• Interview with CFCF/CTV-Montreal
• Speaks at McGill University sponsored by the Department of Political Science and Middle East Studies Program, as well as the Interuniversity Consortium for Arab and Middle Eastern Studies
• Interview with CBC Radio in French
• Interview with The Gazette newspaper
• Interview with La Presse newspaper

Toronto visit includes:

• The Afghan Ambassador speaks at the Munk Center for International Studies at the University of Toronto
• Interview with the Editorial Board of the Toronto Star
• Speaks at the Canadian Institute of International Affairs (CIIA)
• Speaks at the opening of the Afghanistan photo exhibit by Zalmai at the Doris McCarthy Gallery, at the University of Toronto
• Interview with CTV Toronto

Afghan envoy is interviewed by Global TV

Amb. Samad is interviewed on CBC TV

Amb. Samad is interviewed on CTV

Mr. S. Habibi attends a seminar on post-Conflict nations sponsored by Carleton University’s Center for Defence and Security Studies.

Mrs. Samad speaks at a function sponsored by Rights and Democracy held at Ottawa University commemorating International Women’s Day.

Amb. Samad is interviewed on CBC TV

Afghan envoy is interviewed on CBC TV

Afghan envoy is interviewed by Ottawa Citizen newspaper

Afghan envoy is interviewed on CBC radio

The Afghan envoy is interviewed on CBC’s As It Happens radio show

Amb. Samad in interviewed live online on Globe and Mail

Amb. Samad interviewed on CFRA radio

Amb. Samad interviewed on CBC radio.

Amb. Samad meets with a group of interns working at the Parliament of Canada.

Amb. Samad attends the Asia-Pacific luncheon hosted at the Thai Embassy.

Mr. Sediqullah Habibi, 2 nd. Secretary, attends Mine Action meeting in Ottawa