Retired figure skating champion Kim Yuna, right, poses with a plaque after being appointed as an honorary ambassador for the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and Canada, to be celebrated next year. Chargee d'Affaires a.i. of Canada to Korea Tamara Mawhinney, left, presented it to the Vancouver Olympic gold medalist at the Canadian Embassy in Seoul, Monday. Mawhinney said that Kim is a symbol of the strong people-to-people ties between the two countries. Courtesy of Embassy of Canada in Korea