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28 Apr 2014
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Maritime strategy: Minister St-Pierre on a mission in Chicago

Minister Christine St-Pierre participated in her first international mission in conjunction with the executive meeting of the Council of Great Lakes Governors (CGLG) on April 25 and 26 in Chicago. At this meeting, the next Summit of the Council of Great Lakes Governors was officially set for 2015 in Québec.
24 Apr 2014
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Symposium on the Québec–California carbon market

The UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, at the instigation of the Québec Government in Los Angeles, organized a symposium on March 31 on the Québec-California carbon market entitled “Linking Cap and Trade as a Path to Global Climate Action?”
24 Apr 2014
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Mexico: Québec well represented at Expo Plasticos

Some one dozen Québec companies participated in the plastics trade fair, Expo Plasticos, which was held in Guadalajara from March 25 to 28.
24 Apr 2014
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Christine St-Pierre appointed Minister of International Relations and La Francophonie

Premier Philippe Couillard has appointed Christine St-Pierre Minister of International Relations and La Francophonie. Ms. St-Pierre was sworn in on April 23 in the National Assembly, along with the other members of the Premier’s cabinet.
17 Apr 2014
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Québec Government Office in New York welcomes Québec students participating in Model UN simulations

The Québec Government Office in New York (DGQNY) hosted two groups of students from Québec on March 31 and April 14. The students had come to participate in the annual simulation of the committees of the United Nations (UN).
17 Apr 2014
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Québec hosts the Republic of Senegal’s Minister of Culture and Heritage

On April 11, the Québec government welcomed Senegal’s Minister of Culture and Heritage and Chairman of the steering committee for the 15th Francophonie Summit, Abdoul Aziz Mbaye.
16 Apr 2014
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Québec-France literary prizes are awarded

The Prix du livre politique, a political book prize awarded jointly by the Ministère des Relations internationales, de la Francophonie et du Commerce extérieur du Québec and the Ministère des Affaires étrangères de France, and the Prix littéraire Québec-France Marie-Claire-Blais were presented at the Salon international du livre de Québec, which took place from April 9 to 13.
16 Apr 2014
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Paid internship at the national headquarters of the Association France-Québec, in Paris

The Association France-Québec, a partner of the Ministère des Relations internationales, de la Francophonie et du Commerce extérieur (MRIFCE), wishes to fill a two-year position for a coordinator responsible primarily for youth programs, at its national headquarters in Paris.
15 Apr 2014
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L'Invité highlights the 50th anniversary of the Québec Government Office in Paris

To mark the 50th anniversary of the Québec Government Office in Paris, L’Invité, a program that airs on TV5Monde, will be in Québec from April 18 to 22 to interview major players in Québec-France relations.
15 Apr 2014
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MosBuild: positive results for Québec companies

Eight Québec companies from the construction and related products sector took part in a trade mission led by Export Québec to MosBuild in Moscow from March 31 to April 4.