On November 27, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen Harper depart for Dakar, Senegal. Prime Minister Stephen Harper is greeted by Mohammed Dionne, Prime Minister of the Republic of Senegal, upon his arrival in Dakar for the fifteenth Summit of La Francophonie.
On November 28, Stephen Harper announces that Canada will provide significant new support towards life-saving vaccines for children around the world during his visit to the Philippe Maguilen Senghor Health Clinic in Dakar, Senegal. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Laureen Harper help to administer the rotavirus vaccine to young patients while at the Philippe Maguilen Senghor Health Clinic. Prime Minister Stephen Harper meets Philippe Couillard, Premier of Quebec, and Brian Gallant, Premier of New Brunswick, in Dakar, Senegal.
On November 29, Prime Minister Stephen Harper is greeted by Macky Sall, President of the Republic of Senegal, and Abdou Diouf, Secretary General of l'Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, upon his arrival at the International Conference Centre of Dakar for the fifteenth Summit of La Francophonie in Dakar, Senegal. Prime Minister Stephen Harper participates in a family photo with fellow leaders of La Francophonie during the fifteenth Summit of La Francophonie. Prime Minister Stephen Harper delivers remarks at the opening ceremony of the fifteenth Summit of La Francophonie. Stephen Harper chats with Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and Minister for La Francophonie, prior to a plenary session during the fifteenth Summit of La Francophonie. Prime Minister Stephen Harper meets with Alpha Condé, President of Guinea at the Francophonie summit. Prime Minister Stephen Harper meets with Abdou Diouf, Secretary General of l'Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, on the margins of the fifteenth Summit of La Francophonie.
On November 30, Prime Minister Stephen Harper heads to day two of the Francophonie Summit in Dakar, Senegal. Prime Minister Stephen Harper meets with Mehdi Jomaa, Prime Minister of the Republic of Tunisia, and with Thomas Boni Yayi, President of the Republic of Bénin, on the margins of the fifteenth Summit of La Francophonie. Prime Minister Stephen Harper meets with former Governor General of Canada, Michaëlle Jean, at the fifteenth Summit of La Francophonie. Michaëlle Jean was named Secretary-General of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie at the summit. She will be taking over for Abdou Diouf. Prime Minister Stephen Harper is greeted by local children upon his arrival at the Bargny Health Clinic on the margins of the fifteenth Summit of La Francophonie. Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen Harper administer a vitamin A capsule to a patient at the Bargny Health Clinic. Prime Minister Stephen Harper announces significant additional support for the Canadian-based Micronutrient Initiative at the Bargny Health Clinic.
The following people are also depicted in the photographs: Laureen Harper, Mohammed Dionne, Philippe Couillard, Brian Gallant, Jacques Gourde, Mehdi Jomaa, Thomas Boni Yayi, Michaëlle Jean, Christian Paradis, Jacques Gourde, Percy Mockler, Shelly Glover, Macky Sall, Abdou Diouf, Alpha Condé, Christine Hogan, Carl Vallée.
