PRESIDENT DE MARCO RECEIVES LETTERS OF COMMISSION OF THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR CANADA AND THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR NIGERIA

The President of Malta Prof. Guido de Marco this morning received the letters of Commission of The High Commissioner for Canada Mr. Robert Fowler and the High Commissioner for Nigeria Mr. Lawan Gana Guba.

Born in 1944, H.E. Mr Robert Fowler joined the Department of External Affairs of Canada in 1969. In his diplomatic career, Mr. Fowler served in the Canadian Embassy in Paris and was Counsellor responsible for Security Council Affairs during his country's tenure on the Security Council between 1977-78. In 1995 Mr. Fowler presented his credentials to the Secretary General of the United Nations as permanent representative of Canada; last year he took over the post of Ambassador of Canada to Italy. H.E. Mr. Fowler is resident in Rome and is taking over duties in Malta from the previous High Commissioner H. E. Mr. Jeremy Kinsman.

H.E. Mr. Lawan Gana Guba studied in Nigeria and the United States of America where he obtained his first degree. Mr. Gana Guba served as Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as well as Chairman in State corporations and Commissions. At. present, Mr. Gana Guba is Chairman of the Presidential Task Force for the Niger state. He is taking over from H.E. Prof Dandatti Abdulkadir and is resident in Tripoli.

The President and Mrs de Marco later hosted lunch at San Anton Palace in honour of the newly appointed High Commissioners of Canada and Nigeria.