On 14 June 2017 Canadians and friends of Canada got together in the magnificent Waldstein Garden in the Lesser Town of Prague to celebrate two important anniversaries: 150 years of the Confederation of Canada and 20 years of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic. The late afternoon reception was held under the auspices of HE Milan Štěch, President of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, and co-hosted by HE Barbara C. Richardson, Ambassador of Canada to the Czech Republic, and Jiří Krejča, President of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic. The excellent cooperation of the Embassy and Chamber team with the Senate staff, the generous support of numerous partners and the extremely favourable weather produced a truly unique event befitting this special occasion.
Photos by: Adéla Půlpánová, Pavla Hartmanová
From left: Vít Korselt, Director, Americas Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Josef Elster, Director, Centre for Polar Ecology, University of South Bohemia; and Thomas Hrubý, Partner, HRUBÝ & BUCHVALDEK Law Office and Senior Vice President, Canadian Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic
From left: Assoc. Prof. Ladislav Jarolím, 2nd Medical Faculty, Charles University & University Hospital Motol; Vladimír Bärtl, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic; Thomas Hrubý, Senior Vice President, and Alexandra Brabcová, Executive Director, Canadian Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic
Speech by H. E. Barbara C. Richardson, Ambassador of Canada to the Czech Republic
Speech by Jiří Krejča, President, Canadian Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic
From left: Alice Štunda, Founder and Owner, and Jitka Stiles, Principal, Sunny Canadian International School; Otto J. Jelinek, former Ambassador of Canada and first President of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic, and Leata Jelinek; Edvard Outrata, Senator (Retired) and past President of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic
Canadian desserts: nanaimo bars, apple crisps, butter tarts, etc.
From left: Roman Knapp, Head of Sales and Marketing, and Vít Svoboda, Managing Director, IXTENT; Tomáš Kubík, Attorney/ Partner, Kubík Partners
Ambassador Barbara C. Richardson and René Beauchamp, General Manager, Four Seasons Hotel Prague
Canada Day 2017 at Waldstein Garden
From left: David Skamene, Marketing Manager, CSL Behring; Matthew V. Duras, CEO, JOHNNY SERVIS, and Veronika Duras
From left: Zuzana Palečková and Peter Palečka, Board Member and Corporate Secretary, Komerční banka; Jiří Baštýř, Support and Guarantee Fund for Agriculture and Forestry; and Jana Lauerová, Chief Operating Officer, Seismik
Flags of the Czech Republic, Canada and all Canadian Provinces and Territories displayed at Waldstein Garden
Members of Canadian Armed Forces
H.E. Barbara C. Richardson, Ambassador of Canada and Mark W. Anderson, Marketing Director, University of New York in Prague and Board Director, Canadian Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic
From left: H. E. Barbara C. Richardson, Ambassador of Canada to the Czech Republic; Dominik Štros, Country Manager, Colonnade Insurance S.A. ; and Zdeňka Indruchová, Executive Director, Association of Czech Insurance Brokers
H. E. Barbara C. Richardson, Ambassador of Canada to the Czech Republic and Senator Václav Hampl, Chairman, Senate Committee on EU A airs
From left: H. E. Barbara C. Richardson, Ambassador of Canada to the Czech Republic, Eliška Hašková Coolidge, Lecturer, and Petr Břenek, Board Director, PGP Terminal
H. E. Barbara C. Richardson, Ambassador of Canada to the Czech Republic and Martin Tlapa, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic
Speech by H. E. Milan Štěch, President of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic: Dalila Graffová, Interpreter; H. E. Barbara C. Richardson, Ambassador of Canada to the Czech Republic; Jiří Krejča, President, Canadian Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic; H.E. Milan Štěch, President of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic; Eva Davidová, Press Secretary to H. E. Milan Štěch; and a Member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (behind the speakers: Members of the Cancioneta Praga choir)
From left: H.E. Milan Štěch, President of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, H. E. Barbara C. Richardson, Ambassador of Canada to the Czech Republic, and Jiří Krejča, President, Canadian Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic
H.E. Milan Štěch, President of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic and H. E. Barbara C. Richardson, Ambassador of Canada to the Czech Republic tasting butter tart
Kim Cowan, Counsellor, Embassy of Canada and a Member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Peter P. Formanek, President Emeritus, and Jiří Krejča, President, Canadian Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic
Anna Wozniak, Associate Regional Manager – Europe, Export Development Canada and Thomas Hrubý, Partner, HRUBÝ & BUCHVALDEK Law Office and Senior Vice President, Canadian Chamber of Commerce of the Czech Republic, and Jan Caha
Kurt Lievens, Site General Manager and Paul Troch, Head of ISC Operation Execution, Bombardier Transportation
Reception guests with one of the Waldstein Garden peacocks
From left: Radka Šillerová, Definitely Yours; Alice Štunda, Founder & Owner, Sunny Canadian International School (SCIS) and Board Director, Canadian Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic; Jitka Stiles, SCIS Principal; H. E. Barbara C. Richardson, Ambassador of Canada to the Czech Republic; and Ron Stiles, SCIS Director
From left: Benke Aikell, your Publisher; Robert Bucher and Alena Klenot; Eva Anderová, Business Consultant, Czech & Slovak Leaders and Honorary Consul of Zambia, Helena Leisztner, Artist, and Roland Leisztner, Entrepreneur