Consul General of Ireland
Diplomatic Visitors
Mr. Frank Flood, Consul General of Ireland, and Ms. Orla Ní Bhróithe, November 26, 2018
Consul General of the Netherlands
Diplomatic Visitors
Mr. Henk A. Snoeken, Consul General of the Netherlands, and Mrs. Kathrin Höner-Snoeken, November 22, 2018
Consul General of Vietnam
Diplomatic Visitors
Mr. Pham Manh Hai, Consul General of Vietnam, November 19, 2018
Consul General of Malaysia
Diplomatic Visitors
Mr. Shamsul Nizam bin Shamsuddin, Consul General of Malaysia, November 19, 2018
Consul General of Portugal
Diplomatic Visitors
Ms. Marta Cowling, Consul General of Portugal, October 30, 2018
The Honourable Janet Austin Presented with First Poppy of the 2018 Poppy Campaign
Special Events
On October 23, 2018, the Honourable Janet Austin, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, was presented with the symbolic first poppy by Mr. Glenn Hodge, President of the BC/Yukon Command of the Royal Canadian Legion, at Government House. This important traditional...
Trick-or-Treating at Government House
Special Events
Trick-or-Treaters are welcome at Government House on Hallowe'en from 5:30-7:00 p.m! The Honourable Janet Austin will be handing out treats in the main foyer to little goblins, ghouls, witches and ghosts... any creature or costume is invited to stop by....
Ambassador of Paraguay to Canada
Diplomatic Visitors
Her Excellency Mrs. Ines Martinez Valinotti, Ambassador of Paraguay to Canada, September 11, 2018
Consul General of the Philippines
Diplomatic Visitors
Ms. Maria Andrelita S. Austria, Consul General of the Philippines, August 28, 2018
Tea Room End of Season Date
Special Events
The namesake of Rudi's Tea Room, Rudi Hoenson. Your last chance for a cup of tea and scone at Rudi's Tea Room is Friday, August 31, 2018. The Tea Room will be open from 10:00-11:30 am, before closing for the...
The Government House Foundation Gala Masquerade Ball
Special Events
We are most pleased to extend an invitation to the Government House Foundation Gala Ball, taking place at Government House, the ceremonial home of all British Columbians, on Saturday, October 27, 2018. Featuring live entertainment by the Naden Band of...
Notice Regarding Parking
Special Events
Please note that onsite parking will be extremely limited on Saturday, August 11, 2018, due to a large event that will be taking place on the grounds of Government House. The Tea Room and Museums will still be open with...
Government House Grounds Closure
Special Events
On July 31st, the grounds of Government House will be closed for VEHICLES ONLY from 3:00 pm until end of day for a private event. Pedestrians are still welcome to access the grounds throughout the day. Grounds will reopen to...
Consul General of the United Kingdom
Diplomatic Visitors
Ms. Nicole Davison, Consul General of the United Kingdom, July 19, 2018
Minister of Human Resources Development of India, High Commissioner of India to Canada, Consul General of India in Vancouver
Diplomatic Visitors
The Honourable Shri Prakash Javdekar, Minister of Human Resources Development of India, His Excellency Shri Vikas Swarup, High Commissioner of India to Canada, Mrs. Abhilasha Joshi, Consul General of India in Vancouver and party, July 11, 2018.
Music on the Lawn 2018
Special Events
The Honourable Janet Austin, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, invites you to attend an evening of live music at the Government House Bandshell for the Music on the Lawn summer concert series! Concerts go from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Bring your own...
Consul General of Korea
Diplomatic Visitors
Mr. Gunn Kim, Consul General of Korea, May 31, 2018
Consul General of China
Diplomatic Visitors
Ms. Tong Xiaoling, Consul General of China, May 25, 2018
Ambassador Of Israel To Canada
Diplomatic Visitors
His Excellency Nimrod Barkan, Ambassador Of Israel To Canada, May 22, 2018.
A Government House Garden Party
Special Events
The Honourable Janet Austin, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, cordially invites you to attend a Garden Party in celebration of the 65th anniversary of the coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Featuring music by The Commodores Big Band at...
High Commissioner of Australia
Diplomatic Visitors
Her Excellency Natasha Smith, High Commissioner of Australia to Canada, accompanied Ms. Brittany Noakes, Second Secretary, High Commission of Australia, and Mr. Kevin Lamb, Honorary Consul of Australia at Vancouver, May 7, 2018.
Consul General of Indonesia
Diplomatic Visitors
Dr. Tuti Irman, Consul General of Indonesia, and Vice Consul Mr. Firman Priambodo, May 7, 2018
Uniformed Services Ball
Special Events
Government House invites all men and women of the uniformed services—army, air force, navy, emergency services, fire, ambulance, police, etc.—and their guests to the annual Uniformed Services Ball. Included in a ticket is a stand-up dinner and open full bar....
His Excellency Sergio Mattarella, President of the Italian Republic
Diplomatic Visitors
June 30, 2017 L-R: His Excellency Sergio Mattarella, President of the Italian Republic
His Excellency Lu Shaye, Ambassador of China; Madame LIU Fei, Consul General of China
Diplomatic Visitors
May 11, 2017 L-R: Her Honour; His Excellency Lu Shaye, Ambassador of China; Madame LIU Fei, Consul General of China.
Consul General of Korea
Diplomatic Visitors
April 20, 2017 L-R: Mr. Gunn Kim, Consul General of Korea; Her Honour.
Ambassador of Ukraine
Diplomatic Visitors
March 7, 2017 L-R: Her Honour; His Excellency Andriy Shevchenko, Ambassador of Ukraine
High Commissioner of Guyana
Diplomatic Visitors
February 1, 2017 L-R: Her Excellency Clarissa Riehl, High Commissioner of Guyana; Her Honour
Ambassador of Russia
Diplomatic Visitors
December 7, 2016 L-R: His Excellency Alexander Darchiev, Ambassador of Russia; Her Honour; Ms. Erin Chutter, Honorary Consul of Russia
Consul General of Switzerland
Diplomatic Visitors
November 1, 2016 Consul General of Switzerland L-R: Her Honour; Mr. Pascal Bornoz, Consul General of Switzerland
Consul General of Britain
Diplomatic Visitors
October 25, 2016 Consul General of Britain L-R: Ms. Nicole Davison, Consul General of Britain; Her Honour
High Commissioner of New Zealand
Diplomatic Visitors
October 3, 2016 High Commissioner of New Zealand L-R: Mr. Nick Fleming, Trade Commissioner and Consul General; Her Honour; His Excellency Daniel Mellsop, High Commissioner of New Zealand
Ambassador of Italy
Diplomatic Visitors
June 13, 2016 Ambassador of Italy L-R: Her Honour; His Excellency Gian Lorenzo Cornado, Ambassador of Italy
Consul General of Japan
Diplomatic Visitors
June 13, 2016 Consul General of Japan L-R: Her Honour; Ms. Asako Okai, Consul General of Japan
Consul General of Britain
Diplomatic Visitors
May 25, 2016 Consul General of Britain L-R: Her Honour; Mr. Rupert Potter, Consul General of Britain
High Commissioner of Pakistan
Diplomatic Visitors
May 13, 2016 High Commissioner of Pakistan L-R: His Excellency Tariq Azim Khan, High Commissioner of Pakistan; Her Honour
Sultan and Sovereign Ruler of the State and Territories of Johor Darul Ta’zim, Malaysia
Diplomatic Visitors
April 21, 2016 Sultan and Sovereign Ruler of the State and Territories of Johor Darul Ta'zim, Malaysia L-R: His Royal Highness, Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar, Sultan and Sovereign Ruler of the State and Territories of Johor Darul Ta'zim,...
Ambassador of the Republic of Tunisia
Diplomatic Visitors
March 21, 2016 Ambassador of the Republic of Tunisia L-R: Her Honour; His Excellency Riadh Essid, Ambassador of the Republic of Tunisia
High Commissioner of the Republic of Ghana
Diplomatic Visitors
March 17, 2016 High Commissioner of the Republic of Ghana L-R: His Excellency Dr. Sulley Gariba, High Commissioner of the Republic of Ghana; Her Honour
High Commissioner of Australia
Diplomatic Visitors
March 9, 2016 High Commissioner of Australia L-R: His Excellency Tony Negus, High Commissioner of Australia; Her Honour
Consul General of the Republic of Turkey
Diplomatic Visitors
February 23, 2016 Consul General of the Republic of Turkey L-R: Her Honour; Mr. Anil Bora Inan, Consul General of the Republic of Turkey
Ambassador of Norway
Diplomatic Visitors
November 20, 2015 Ambassador of Norway L-R: Her Honour; Her Excellency Mona Elisabeth Brøther, Ambassador of Norway
Consul General of Italy
Diplomatic Visitors
November 17, 2015 Consul General of Italy L-R: Mr. Massimiliano Iacchini, Consul General of Italy; Her Honour
Ambassador of the Czech Republic
Diplomatic Visitors
November 4, 2015 Ambassador of the Czech Republic L-R: Her Honour; His Excellency Pavel Hrnčíř, Ambassador of the Czech Republic
Deputy Premier of the Solomon Islands
Diplomatic Visitors
October 26, 2015 L-R: Her Honour; Mr. Ashwant Dwivedi, Honorary Consul General, Solomon Islands; The Honourable Mr. Anthony Veke, Member of Provincial Assembly (Guadalcanal), Solomon Islands; The Honourable Rollen Seleso, Deputy Premier, Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands.
Consul General of Germany
Diplomatic Visitors
October 26, 2015 L-R: Her Honour; Mr. Josef Back, Consul General of Germany
Consul General of Vietnam
Diplomatic Visitors
October 16, 2015 Consul General of Vietnam L-R: Her Honour; Mr. Quang Dung Tran, Consul General of Vietnam
Ambassador of Sweden
Diplomatic Visitors
October 7, 2015 Ambassador of Sweden (L-R): Per Sjögren, Ambassador of Sweden; Her Honour
Ambassador of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
Diplomatic Visitors
September 8, 2015 Ambassador of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (L-R): Her Honour; His Excellency Mr. N'Goran Kouamé, Ambassador of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
Ambassador of Japan
Diplomatic Visitors
September 8, 2015 Ambassador of Japan (L-R): Her Honour; His Excellency Kenjiro Monji, Ambassador of Japan
Ambassador of Chile
Diplomatic Visitors
July 24, 2015 (L-R) His Excellency Alfonso Silva, Ambassador of Chile; Her Honour.
Consul General of Germany
Diplomatic Visitors
June 22, 2015 Diplomatic Visitor Consul General of Germany June 22, 2015 (L-R): Mrs. Niina Sitz; Her Honour; Mr. Hermann Sitz, Consul General of Germany.
Ambassador of Peru
Diplomatic Visitors
June 3, 2015 Ambassador of Peru (L-R): His Excellency Jose Antonio Bellina Acevedo, Ambassador of Peru; Her Honour
Ambassador of the Philippines
Diplomatic Visitors
June 2, 2015 Ambassador of the Philippines (L-R): Her Excellency Petronila P. Garcia, Ambassador of the Philippines; Her Honour
High Commissioner of Bangladesh
Diplomatic Visitors
May 26, 2015 High Commissioner of Bangladesh (L-R): Her Honour; His Excellency Kamrul Ahsan, High Commissioner, People's Republic of Bangladesh
Ambassador of Turkey
Diplomatic Visitors
May 19, 2015 Ambassador of Turkey (L-R): Her Honour; His Excellency Selcuk Unal, Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey
Ambassador of Switzerland
Diplomatic Visitors
April 28, 2015 Ambassador of Switzerland (L-R): His Excellency Dr. Beat Nobs, Ambassador of Switzerland; Her Honour
Ambassador of Hungary
Diplomatic Visitors
April 23, 2015 Ambassador of Hungary (L-R): Mr. Andre Molnar, Honorary Consul General of Hungary at Vancouver; Her Honour; His Excellency Balint Odor, Ambassador of Hungary
Ambassador of Qatar
Diplomatic Visitors
April 13, 2015 Ambassador of Qatar (L-R): His Excellency Fahad Mohamed Yousef Kafoud, Ambassador of Qatar; Her Honour
Consul General of Indonesia
Diplomatic Visitors
March 10, 2015 Consul General of Indonesia L – R: Her Honour; Ms. Sri Wiludjeng, Consul General of Indonesia.
Ambassador of Belgium
Diplomatic Visitors
March 5, 2015 Ambassador of Belgium L – R: Ms. Monique Poncelet-Gheleyns, Honorary Consul of Belgium; Her Honour; His Excellency Raoul Delcorde, Ambassador of Belgium.
Consul General of Poland
Diplomatic Visitors
February 19, 2015 Consul General of Poland L-R: Her Honour; Mr. Krzysztof Olendzki, Consul General of Poland
Consul General of Pakistan
Diplomatic Visitors
February 16, 2015 Consul General of the Pakistan L-R: Dr. Muhammad Tariq, Consul General of Pakistan, Her Honour
Consul General of the Netherlands
Diplomatic Visitors
February 12, 2015 Consul General of the Netherlands L-R: Mr. Gert Heijkoop, Consul General of the Netherlands; Her Honour
Consul General of Japan
Diplomatic Visitors
February 9, 2015 Consul General of Japan (L-R): , Mr. Seiji Okada, Consul General of Japan; Her Honour; Mrs. Yasuko Okada.
Consul General of Vietnam
Diplomatic Visitors
February 5, 2015 Consul General of Vietnam (L-R): Mr. Pham Manh Hai, Consul General of Vietnam; Her Honour
Consul General of Indonesia
Diplomatic Visitors
December 8, 2014 Her Honour; Mr. Bambang Hiendrasto, Consul General of Indonesia
Consul General of Malaysia
Diplomatic Visitors
November 18, 2014 (L-R): Her Honour; Mr. Mohd Adli Bin Abdullah
Ambassador of Afghanistan
Diplomatic Visitors
October 24, 2014 (L-R): Her Honour; His Excellency Sham Lall Bathija, Ambassador of Afghanistan
Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China
Diplomatic Visitors
October 15, 2014 (L-R): His Excellency Luo Zhaohui, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China; Her Honour
High Commissioner of India
Diplomatic Visitors
July 11, 2014 (L-R): His Excellency Nirmal Kumar Verma, High Commissioner of India; Her Honour.
Ambassador of Austria
Diplomatic Visitors
June 24, 2014 (L-R): Her Honour; His Excellency Arno Riedel, Ambassador of Austria.
Ambassador of Guatemala
Diplomatic Visitors
May 28, 2014 (L-R): Her Honour; Her Excellency Blanca Rita Claverie Díaz de Sciolli, Ambassador of Guatemala.
Ambassador of Denmark
Diplomatic Visitors
May 15, 2014 (L-R): Her Honour; His Excellency Niels Boel Abrahamsen, Ambassador of Denmark.
Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey
Diplomatic Visitors
May 9, 2014 (L-R): Her Honour; His Excellency Dr. Tuncay Babali, Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey.
Consul General of the Kingdom of Thailand
Diplomatic Visitors
May 7, 2014 (L-R): Her Honour; Ms. Sutthiluck Sa-Ngarmangkang, Consul General of the Kingdom of Thailand.
Ambassador of Colombia
Diplomatic Visitors
April 1, 2014 (L-R): Her Honour; His Excellency Nicoloa Lloreda-Ricaurte, Ambassador of Colombia
Consul General of the United Kingdom
Diplomatic Visitors
March 6, 2014 (L-R): Mr. Rupert Potter, Consul General of the United Kingdom; Her Honour.
Ambassador of Iceland
Diplomatic Visitors
March 3, 2014 (L-R): His Excellency Thordur Aegir Oskarsson, Ambassador of Iceland; Her Honour; Ms. Heather Ireland, Honorary Consul General of Iceland.
Consul General of France
Diplomatic Visitors
December 11, 2013 L-R: Mrs. Hyunsun SHIN; Mr. Jean-Christophe Fleury, Consul General of France; Her Honour
Ambassador of the Philippines
Diplomatic Visitors
December 11, 2013 L-R: His Excellency Leslie B. Gatan, Ambassador of the Philippines; Her Honour
Consul General of Thailand
Diplomatic Visitors
December 11, 2013 L-R: Mr. Komgrit Varakamin, Consul General of the Kingdom of Thailand; Her Honour
Consul General of the Philippines
Diplomatic Visitors
November 21, 2013 L-R: Ms. Miriam Ferrer; Ms. Grace Victoria Ferrer; Mr. Neil Ferrer, Consul General of the Philippines; Her Honour.
Ambassador of Spain
Diplomatic Visitors
November 6, 2013 L-R: His Excellency Carlos Gómez-Múgica, Ambassador of Spain; Her Honour; Ms. María de la Rica
Consul General of the Republic of Korea
Diplomatic Visitors
October 29, 2013 (L-R): Her Honour; Mr. Kie-Cheon Lee, Consul General of the Republic of Korea
Ambassador of Mexico
Diplomatic Visitors
October 24, 2013 L-R: Ms. Claudia Franco Hijuelos, Consul General of Mexico; Her Honour; His Excellency Francisco Suarez-Davila, Ambassador of Mexico to Canada; Mrs. Diana Mogollon de Suarez
Consul General of Colombia
Diplomatic Visitors
August 16, 2013 (L-R): Jairo Raul Clopatofsky Ghisays, Consul General of Colombia; Her Honour
Ambassador of Kuwait
Diplomatic Visitors
July 18, 2013 (L-R): His Excellency Ali Al-Sammak, Ambassador of Kuwait; Her Honour.
Consul General of Japan
Diplomatic Visitors
March 11, 2013 (L-R): Mrs. Yasuko Okada; Mr. Seiji Okada, Consul General of Japan; Her Honour.
Consul General of Greece
Diplomatic Visitors
March 7, 2013 (L-R): Mr. Ilias Kremmydas, Consul General of Greece; Her Honour.
Consul General of Vietnam
Diplomatic Visitors
December 12, 2012 (L-R): Mr. TRAN Quang Dung; Her Honour.
Ambassador of Germany
Diplomatic Visitors
December 3, 2012 (L-R): His Excellency Werner Wnendt, Ambassador of Germany; Her Honour; Mr. Hermann Sitz, Consul General of Germany.
Consul General of India
Diplomatic Visitors
November 21, 2012 (L-R): Mr. Ravi Shankar Aisola, Consul General of India; Her Honour; Mrs. Priti Aisola.
Consul General of China
Diplomatic Visitors
November 13, 2012 (L-R): Her Honour; Ms. Fei LIU, Consul General of China.
Consul General of Thailand
Diplomatic Visitors
Friday, November 2, 2012 (L-R): His Honour; Mr. Komgrit Varakamin, Consul General of Thailand.
Ambassador of Uruguay
Diplomatic Visitors
Friday, November 2, 2012 (L-R): His Honour; Her Honour; His Excellency Elbio Oscar Rosselli Frieri, Ambassador of Uruguay; Mrs. Regina Hermida de Rosselli.