On June 6, 1944, D-Day, more than 130,000 American and Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, and thousands more parachuted in behind enemy lines, on a mission to retake Europe from the control of Nazi Germany.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 6 June, 2019 | Topics:
Europe & Eurasia, President of the United States, U.S. & Canada, Western Hemisphere
May 28, 2019 - Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo spoke today with Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 28 May, 2019 | Topics:
News, U.S. & Canada, U.S. Secretary of State, Western Hemisphere
April 26, 2019 - Remarks by Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Kimberly Brier.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 26 April, 2019 | Topics:
East Asia & Pacific, Key Officials, News, Speeches
USNATO PAA is now accepting proposals which encourage public discussions and creative public engagements in Europe and/or Canada on the major theme of “NATO’s 70th Anniversary: New challenges and changing landscapes”.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 5 April, 2019 | Topics:
Europe & Eurasia, News, Public Affairs, U.S. & Canada, Western Hemisphere
Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo met yesterday with Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland in Washington, D.C.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 4 April, 2019 | Topics:
Key Officials, News, U.S. & Canada, U.S. Secretary of State, Western Hemisphere
At the invitation of the Lima Group, Secretary Michael R. Pompeo participated via videoconference today in the Lima Group foreign ministers meeting, which Canada hosted.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 5 February, 2019 | Topics:
News, Ottawa, U.S. & Canada, U.S. Secretary of State, Western Hemisphere
Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo spoke yesterday with Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 31 January, 2019 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Canada, U.S. Secretary of State, Western Hemisphere
Remarks by President Trump, Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada, and President Peña Nieto of Mexico at Signing Ceremony for the United States—Mexico—Canada Agreement Palacio Duhau – Park Hyatt Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, Argentina 9:24 A.M. AST PRESIDENT TRUMP: Thank you very much. We’re gathered together this afternoon for a very historic occasion: The signing ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 30 November, 2018 | Topics:
Economic Affairs, Key Officials, News, President of the United States, Trade, U.S. & Canada, Western Hemisphere
The U.S. Department of State, Partners of the Americas, and NAFSA: Association of International Educators announce the latest Innovation Fund grant winning teams sponsored by Santander Bank in this hemispheric-wide education initiative, including Wilfrid Laurier University’s Indigenous Mobility and Curriculum across Borders exchange program with U.S. counterparts.
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By hughesms | 29 May, 2018 | Topics:
Education, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs, Toronto, U.S. & Canada, Western Hemisphere
Canadian professionals in the fields of public health and veterinary medicine will visit Minneapolis, MN, and Anchorage and Fairbanks, AK, from May 15 to 25 as participants in an International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP).
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 15 May, 2018 | Topics:
Calgary, Education, Environment, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs, Quebec, The Arctic, U.S. & Canada, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: Health
Secretary Pompeo participated via videoconference today in the Lima Group foreign and finance ministers meeting, which was hosted by Mexico and included representatives from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, and Saint Lucia. Representatives from the European Union and Spain also participated.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 14 May, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Canada, U.S. Secretary of State, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: Lima Group, Michael R. Pompeo, Venezuela
Co-hosts United States Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson and Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland convened the Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on Security and Stability on the Korean Peninsula on January 16, 2018 in Vancouver, British Columbia to discuss the global threat of a nuclearized Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and investigate options ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 23 January, 2018 | Topics:
East Asia & Pacific, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Officials, News, U.S. & Canada, Vancouver, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: DPRK, Rex Tillerson, Vancouver
Remarks With Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha, Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono, and UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson At the Vancouver Foreign Ministers’ Meeting On Security and Stability on the Korean Peninsula Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Vancouver Convention Centre Vancouver, Canada January 16, 2018 FOREIGN MINISTER FREELAND: So ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 18 January, 2018 | Topics:
East Asia & Pacific, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Officials, News, U.S. & Canada, Vancouver, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: DPRK, Rex Tillerson, Vancouver
Press Availability Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Vancouver, Canada January 16, 2018 FOREIGN MINISTER FREELAND: Sorry to be a bit late. We had a lot we had to pack into the day. And thanks to everyone for joining us. I’d like to begin by acknowledging that the land on which we gather is ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 18 January, 2018 | Topics:
East Asia & Pacific, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Officials, News, U.S. & Canada, Vancouver, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: DPRK, Rex Tillerson, Vancouver
Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson traveled to Ottawa on December 19 at the invitation of Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland for his first official visit to Canada as Secretary of State. Discussions covered U.S.-Canadian coordination on a range of global and regional topics, including the threat posed by North Korea and the situation in Venezuela. Secretary Tillerson ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 20 December, 2017 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Officials, News, Ottawa, U.S. & Canada, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: Rex Tillerson
As delivered. FOREIGN MINISTER FREELAND: Okay. Hi, everybody. Great to see everyone here. Before I begin, I’d like to extend Canada’s thoughts and condolences to our American guests in light of the terrible train derailment in Washington state. We extend our sympathies to those who lost loved ones and wish a full and swift recovery to ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 20 December, 2017 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Officials, Ottawa, U.S. & Canada, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: Rex Tillerson
As delivered. It wasn’t in my remarks to hit the button and make it go green. It’s green now. (Laughter.) Well, let me say again how much we appreciate – (laughter) – all of you and our folks across the countries in how you represent us and the important role you play across this vast ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 20 December, 2017 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Officials, Ottawa, Speeches, U.S. & Canada, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: Rex Tillerson
Thanks to the joint efforts of U.S. Coast Guard crews, Canadian crews and interagency partners, U.S. Coast Guard Cutter James is scheduled to offload approximately 16 tons of cocaine Tuesday in Port Everglades worth an estimated $420 million wholesale seized in international waters off the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 28 March, 2017 | Topics:
News, Security & Counterterrorism, U.S. & Canada, U.S. Agencies, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: Coast Guard
Yesterday, the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service hosted a sensational reception at the National Capital Commission (NCC)’s International Pavilion celebrating 150 years of agricultural friendship between the United States and Canada. In her opening remarks, U.S. Embassy Ottawa Chargé d’Affaires Elizabeth Aubin Moore reinforced that farmers on both sides of the U.S. Canada border are committed ...
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 14 February, 2017 | Topics:
Agriculture, Art & Culture, Chargé D’Affaires, Culture, Deputy Chief of Mission, Events, News, Ottawa, Public Affairs, Trade, U.S. & Canada, U.S. Agencies, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: Foreign Agriculture Service
The United States is deeply concerned with the recent spike in violence in eastern Ukraine around Avdiivka-Yasynuvata.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 1 February, 2017 | Topics:
Europe & Eurasia, News, Press Releases
| Tags: Ukraine
President Obama and Prime Minister Trudeau are proud to launch actions ensuring a strong, sustainable and viable Arctic economy and ecosystem.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 20 December, 2016 | Topics:
Economic Affairs, Energy, Environment, Fisheries & Marine Issues, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Ottawa, Policy, Science & Tech, The Arctic, U.S. & Canada, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: arctic, Arctic Council, Barack Obama, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
On Thursday, September 29, 2016, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (Wilson Center) will host the first-ever Stakeholder Dialogue on North American Competitiveness.
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By U.S. Mission to Canada | 29 September, 2016 | Topics:
Border Issues, News, Ottawa, U.S. & Canada, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: multilateral, NALS 2016, North American Leaders' Summit
"This is my fourth North American Leaders' Summit, and the first that Canada is hosting in nearly a decade. And this reflects the new commitment that Prime Minister Trudeau has brought to our shared vision of a strong and integrated North America. "
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By U.S. Embassy Ottawa | 29 June, 2016 | Topics:
Featured Event, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Documents, Key Officials, News, Ottawa, Trade, U.S. & Canada, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: Barack Obama, NALS, NALS2016, North American Leaders' Summit, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Trilateral
Today President Obama met in Ottawa, Canada with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada and President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico for the North American Leaders' Summit.
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By U.S. Embassy Ottawa | 29 June, 2016 | Topics:
Featured Event, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Documents, Key Officials, News, Ottawa, U.S. & Canada, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: Barack Obama, NALS, NALS2016, North American Leaders' Summit, POTUS Visit, Trilateral
On July 20, the United States will join with Canada, Germany and Japan to co-host a Pledging Conference in Washington, D.C. in Support of Iraq.
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By U.S. Embassy Ottawa | 24 June, 2016 | Topics:
Key Documents, Key Officials, Near East & North Africa, News, Ottawa, Policy, Political Affairs, Security & Counterterrorism, U.S. & Canada
| Tags: Canadian International Auto Show, Iraq
This year, the United States, Canada, and Mexico mark the Centennial of the Migratory Birds Treaty -- the cornerstone of international efforts to conserve birds that know no borders.
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By U.S. Embassy Ottawa | 23 May, 2016 | Topics:
Environment, News, Ottawa, U.S. & Canada, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: birds, migratory birds, Migratory Birds Treaty, Trilateral
Citing the dramatically worsening steel market situation in all three countries, the governments of Canada, Mexico and the United States agree on the need for governments of all major steel-producing countries to make strong and immediate commitments to address the problem of global excess steelmaking capacity.
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By U.S. Embassy Ottawa | 12 April, 2016 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Canada, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: steel, Trilateral
I have come here to bury the last remnant of the Cold War in the Americas. I have come here to extend the hand of friendship to the Cuban people.
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By U.S. Embassy Ottawa | 22 March, 2016 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Officials, News, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: Barack Obama, Cuba
President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau share a common vision of a prosperous and sustainable North American economy, and the opportunities afforded by advancing clean growth.
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By U.S. Embassy Ottawa | 10 March, 2016 | Topics:
Environment, Featured Event, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Officials, News, Ottawa, Policy, The Arctic, U.S. & Canada, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: arctic, Barack Obama, clean energy, Climate Change, methane, Official Visit, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Department of State Haiti Special Coordinator Kenneth Merten is in Canada today to meet with senior Canadian government officials to review multilateral efforts in Haiti.
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By U.S. Embassy Ottawa | 25 February, 2016 | Topics:
Key Officials, Montreal, News, Ottawa, Political Affairs, U.S. & Canada, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: Ambassador Kenneth Merten, Department of State, Haiti
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Bruce A. Heyman issued the following statement regarding today’s signing of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement in Auckland, New Zealand: “Today the United States, Canada, and 10 other Pacific nations signed the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a high-standard agreement that covers roughly 40 percent of global GDP and will enable North America’s economies ...
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By U.S. Embassy Ottawa | 3 February, 2016 | Topics:
Ambassador, East Asia & Pacific, Economic Affairs, News, Press Releases, Trade, U.S. & Canada, Western Hemisphere
| Tags: tpp, trans-pacific partnership
