We deeply value our Canadian friends and partners who stand with us in these challenging times and reaffirm our commitment to work on behalf of the American people in support of our deep and enduring partnership with Canada.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 7 January, 2021 | Topics: History, Key Officials, News, Ottawa, U.S. & Canada
Today marks an exciting milestone in the history of U.S.-Canada relations: 20 years since the dedication of the United States Embassy in Ottawa at its 490 Sussex Drive location.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 8 October, 2019 | Topics: Events, Government Offices, History, Key Officials, News, Ottawa, Press Releases, Public Affairs, U.S. & Canada
The United States Embassy in Ottawa will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing with out-of-this-world visual displays featuring iconic images from space on the Embassy’s exterior.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 28 June, 2019 | Topics: Culture, Events, History, News, Ottawa, Press Releases, Public Affairs, Science & Tech, U.S. & Canada | Tags: Apollo 11, Moon Landing, NASA
Historians have concluded that nearly 200 American Prisoners of the War of 1812 died while confined on Melville Island, on the Northwest Arm in Halifax, and are buried on Deadman’s Island. On Monday, May 28 from 11:00a.m.–12:00p.m., the U.S. Consulate General in Halifax and U.S. Navy Exchange Officers in Halifax will honor these American servicemen. …
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 22 May, 2018 | Topics: Events, Halifax, History, Public Affairs, U.S. & Canada
Two mammoth tusks have been returned to Canada from the United States after being recovered during an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The tusks have been given to the care of the Canadian Museum of Nature, Canada’s national museum of natural history and natural sciences, where they are housed in the museum’s national …
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 22 March, 2018 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Education, Events, History, News, Ottawa | Tags: Mammoth Tusks, Museum of Nature, Repatriation
U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Elizabeth Moore Aubin today issued the following statement after the official announcement of the plans for the former U.S. Embassy building:
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 21 June, 2017 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Culture, Education, History, News, Ottawa | Tags: Indigenous Peoples
On Monday, May 30th from 11:00a.m. – 12:00p.m., the U.S. Consul General in Halifax and U.S. Navy Exchange Officers in Halifax will honor these American servicemen.
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By U.S. Consulate General Halifax | 10 May, 2016 | Topics: Events, Halifax, History, News | Tags: Deadman's Island, Memorial Day
On the evening of March 30, 2016 Halifax Consul General Steven Giegerich joined Commander Gabrielle McGrath and other members of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Ice Patrol at a ceremony at Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax to honor the victims of the Titanic.
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By U.S. Consulate General Halifax | 31 March, 2016 | Topics: Consul General, Halifax, History, News | Tags: Steven Giegerich, Titanic
“During Women’s History Month, we remember the trailblazers of the past, including the women who are not recorded in our history books, and we honor their legacies by carrying forward the valuable lessons learned from the powerful examples they set.”
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By U.S. Embassy Ottawa | 1 March, 2016 | Topics: Culture, Former U.S. Government Leaders, History, News | Tags: Barack Obama, Presidential Proclamation, Women's History, Women's History Month