New Brunswick mission to Ivory Coast

Francophonie, Intergovernmental Affairs,  October 10, 2023 – Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast

New Brunswick mission to Ivory Coast

A delegation promoted the province during a recent mission in Ivory Coast. This mission is part of the provincial government’s ongoing efforts to promote the province and its French-language education and university system around the world and within the countries of the Francophonie, and to foster economic partnerships. Local Government Minister Glen Savoie, who is also minister responsible for La Francophonie, was accompanied by representatives of the Université de Moncton, the business community and provincial government departments. From left: Thierry DeMesse Zinsou, trade commissioner, Canadian Embassy in Ivory Coast; Mohammed Chekkouri, recruitment officer, Université de Moncton; Adam Smith, Savoie’s executive assistant; Julie Forest, learning specialist, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development; Sophie Lacroix, director of international education, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development; Canadian ambassador to Ivory Coast, Anderson Blanc; Savoie; Denis Prud’homme, Université de Moncton president; Isabelle Doucet, director of international and multilateral Francophonie, Department of Intergovernmental Affairs; Cyriaque Kiti, Afremac Consulting; Eric Larocque, director of partnerships, Université de Moncton; and Michel Lacoursière, senior trade commissioner, Canadian Embassy in Ivory Coast.