WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy to Hold Media Briefing on November 3rd

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Mon Nov 2, 2009 10:25am EST 

  TORONTO, ONTARIO, Nov 02 (MARKET WIRE) -- 
Pascal Lamy, director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), will
hold a media briefing prior to being honoured with the Globalist of the
Year Award at the Canadian International Council's (CIC) annual Gala
Dinner on November 3.

    The media briefing will take place at 5:30 pm in Truffles, Four Seasons
Hotel, 21 Avenue Road, Toronto.

    Mr. Lamy has been director-general of the World Trade Organization since
September 2005. He was elected for the post by the members of the WTO in
2005 for a four-year mandate and was re-elected in 2009 for a second
mandate that runs until 2013.

    The Globalist of the Year Award is presented annually to an individual
whose work and personal initiatives contribute to better international
relations and cooperation, while enhancing the quality and tenor of
international understanding.

    For more information, visit:
http://www.canadianinternationalcouncil.org/events/thirdannualcicgaladinner


EVENT:
Media briefing with Pascal Lamy, director-general of the World Trade
Organization

DATE: 
Tuesday, November 3, 2009

TIME: 
5:30 - 6:30 pm

LOCATION: 
Four Seasons Hotel
Truffles 
21 Avenue Road
Toronto, Ontario


    The Canadian International Council (CIC) is a non-partisan, nationwide
council established to strengthen Canada's role in international affairs.
With 13 branches nationwide, CIC advances research, discussion and debate
on international issues by supporting a Canadian foreign policy network
that crosses academic disciplines, policy areas, and economic sectors.
The CIC features a privately funded fellowship program, supported by a
network of issue-specific working groups. Carefully selected CIC fellows
focus on important foreign policy issues, working out of universities and
research institutions across the country. The CIC was founded in 2007 by
Jim Balsillie, co-CEO of RIM (Research In Motion).

Contacts:
MEDIA CONTACT:
Canadian International Council (CIC)
Neve Peric
Director of Media Relations and Public Affairs
(519) 885-2444, ext. 390 or Mobile: (519) 590-2626
nperic@canadianinternationalcouncil.org

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