Welcome to Canada Ambassador Leslie Gatan
Our new Philippine ambassador to Canada is His Excellency, Ambassador Leslie Gatan who took his post in September 2011. Before taking this position he was an Assistant Secretary in the Office of the United Nations and other International Organization from January 2010 to the present. He was Special Assistant , Office of the Undersecretary for Policy from August
2002-2003, Director , Office of ASEASN Affairs January 1994-1997; Principal Assistant then acting Director, Office of the United Nations and other International Organizations 1983-1986.
It is towards the last quarter of 2011 that he started his new assignment and Filipinos all over Canada are looking
forward to meet him. It is always a bond of confidence for people in foreign lands to see and feel the presence of an ambassador. It assures them of the attention for their needs and safety. It allows the flexibility of boundaries between dignitaries and ordinary citizens away from their homeland.
Filipinos have been very fortunate with the affinity they had with the past ambassadors. The familial feelings are grounded from the cultural connection to each other. Here in Montreal we have a diverse and vibrant number of Filipino organizations and splinter circles. They embody a dynamic energy. They are qualities typical of a living social community
that moves with the process of change and evolution. These communities play vital roles in the leadership development of new ideas and changes of behavior.
We welcome His Excellency Ambassador Leslie Gatan here in the province of Quebec, in the city of Montreal right in the heart of a buzzing multicultural community where every bend and uphill climb is called ‘
home’. The pulse of the communities is felt in the center of our Filipino community where the deep feelings of belonging runs between the poles of learning and growing, giving and receiving. We are the microcosm of the macrocosm of our beloved homeland. Our growth and expansion as Filipinos in Canada have been distinctly woven in dynamic colors in the magnificent tapestry of diversity and multiculturalism.
We are confident that with your presence and leadership we will experience new vistas of opportunities and deeper concern for the political healing process in the Philippines. That you can give a brighter perspective at our promising position in the Global stage as the pearl of the orient in Southeast Asia endowed with qualities of industry, devotion and a deep
sense of family values.
In behalf of the publisher, contributors and staff of Montreal Pinoy Post we welcome you His Excellency Ambassador Leslie Gatan.
