Order of Canada Investiture
Her Excellency presented the insignia of officer of the Order of Canada to Randolph C. (Randy) Bachman, O.C., O.M. An icon of Canadian rock music, Randy Bachman has written, performed and produced hit records and singles for more than four decades.
Visit to the Kingdom of Norway
At the request of the Prime Minister of Canada, Her Excellency, along with her husband, conducted a State visit to the Kingdom of Norway, from April 28 to 30, 2009.
Visit to Ukraine
At the request of the Prime Minister of Canada, Her Excellency and her husband conducted a State visit to Ukraine, from April 23 to 26.
Colloquium in Liberia
The Governor General represented Canada at the International Colloquium on Women's Empowerment, Leadership Development, International Peace and Security in Monrovia, Liberia, on March 7 and 8, 2009.
Meeting with President Obama
Their Excellencies welcomed The Honourable Barack H. Obama, President of the United States of America, on Thursday, February 19, 2009, at the Ottawa International Airport.
Their Excellencies and the Prime Minister of Canada shortly before the Speech from the Throne on January 26, 2009
President Obama Investiture
Her Excellency marked the United States presidential inauguration of President-Elect Barack Obama with a statement and a Youth Dialogue at Rideau Hall.
Working Visit to Haiti
Their Excellencies went to the town of Madame Combe to visit a rice-growing project run by CADIPS, which was created in 1998 in a rural region of Les Cayes.
State Visit to Slovenia
At the request of the Right Honourable Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, Their Excellencies the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, and Mr. Jean-Daniel Lafond, travelled to the Republic of Slovenia for a State visit...
State Visit to Czech Republic
At the request of the Right Honourable Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, Their Excellencies the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, and Mr. Jean-Daniel Lafond, travelled to the Czech Republic for a State visit from...