OTTAWA – 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. The displays will include a light show projection of two iconic images from space onto the North and South faces of the …
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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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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 …
Read More» 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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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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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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“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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