http://www.international.gc.ca/international http://www.international.gc.ca/RSS feed from DFAIT en 2010-02-05 Copyright http://www.international.gc.ca/international/rss/ http://www.international.gc.ca/international http://www.international.gc.ca/international http://www.international.gc.ca/commerce/buyamerican-2010.aspx DFAIT 02/05/2010 Minister Van Loan announced that Canada and the United States have reached an agreement in principle that would allow Canadian companies to participate in U.S. infrastructure projects. 02/05/2010 02/19/2010 http://www.international.gc.ca/commerce/assets/images/highlights/100204h2.jpg http://www.international.gc.ca/ministers-ministres/Cannon_au-ua_2010.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 01/29/2010 Minister Cannon attended the 14th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from January 29 to 31. 01/29/2010 02/12/2010 http://www.international.gc.ca/ministers-ministres/assets/images/AU-UA-106X97.jpg The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, meets with His Excellency SEYOUM Mesfin, Foreign Minister of Ethiopia, on the margins of the African Union Summit. http://www.international.gc.ca/ministers-ministres/kent_venezuela_bolivia-bolivie-2010.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 01/19/2010 The visit allowed Canada to advance the key objectives of its engagement in order to work with its partners to build strong, effective and accountable democracies. 01/19/2010 02/03/2010 http://www.international.gc.ca/international/assets/images/highlights/kent-venezuela-106x97.jpg Minister Kent at a roundtable with Venezuelan NGOs http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=3076 DFAIT 01/13/2010 On January 19, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced the nomination of Peter Van Loan as Minister of International Trade. 01/13/2010 01/27/2010 http://www.international.gc.ca/ministers-ministres/assets/images/vanloan_mint.jpg http://www.international.gc.ca/ministers-ministres/Cannon_london-londres2010.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 01/26/2010 Minister Cannon traveled to London to attend a meeting of foreign ministers on Yemen and the Conference on Afghanistan. Discussions focused on security, political and social issues. 01/26/2010 02/09/2010 http://www.international.gc.ca/international/assets/images/highlights/cannon_london-106x97.jpg Picture by Geoff Caddick, NTI/FCO images - Mininster Cannon at the London Conference on Afghanistan http://www.international.gc.ca/ministers-ministres/Cannon_yemen_2010-01-18.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 01/18/2010 Minister Cannon met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Yemen, Abubaker Alqirbi on January 18, 2010, to discuss a range of bilateral issues. 01/18/2010 02/01/2010 http://www.international.gc.ca/international/assets/images/highlights/cannon_alqirbi-2010-01-18-106x97.jpg Minister Cannon with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Yemen, Abubaker Alqirbi http://www.international.gc.ca/media_commerce/comm/news-communiques/2010/011.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 01/18/2010 Minister Day announces the launch of a website to help Canadian mining and oil and gas companies operating abroad fulfill their social and environmental responsibilities. 01/18/2010 02/01/2010 http://www.international.gc.ca/commerce/assets/images/highlights/100113h.jpg New corporate social responsibility website http://www.international.gc.ca/ministers-ministres/cannon_bellerive.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 12/15/2009 Minister Cannon and Haiti’s Prime Minister, Jean-Max Bellerive announced that Canada will fund four projects aimed at strengthening security institutions in Haiti on December 15, 2009. 12/15/2009 12/29/2009 http://www.international.gc.ca/international/assets/images/highlights/cannon_bellerive-106x97.jpg Minister Cannon with the Prime Minister of Haiti, Jean-Max Bellerive http://www.international.gc.ca/commerce/visit-visite/china_korea-2009-chine_coree.aspx DFAIT 12/03/2009 Minister Stockwell Day accompanied Prime Minister Stephen Harper on the PM's first official visits to China and Korea from December 2-7. 12/03/2009 12/17/2009 http://www.international.gc.ca/commerce/assets/images/highlights/091203h.jpg Official Visits to China and Korea http://www.gg.ca/index.aspx?lan=eng DFAIT 12/04/2009 Minister of State Kent accompanied Her Excellency to Mexico and Guatemala to underscore the benefits of Canada's partnership with the two countries from December 6 until December 12, 2009. 12/04/2009 12/18/2009 http://www.international.gc.ca/international/assets/images/highlights/gg_kent_guatemala-106x97.jpg Photo: Minister of State Kent (right) and Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean (left) in Guatemala. http://www.international.gc.ca/ministers-ministres/Cannon_jandrokovic.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 12/07/2009 Minister Cannon and Croatian Foreign Affairs Minister Gordan Jandroković signed a Declaration of Intent on the conclusion of a Youth Mobility Arrangement in Ottawa on December 7, 2009. 12/07/2009 12/21/2009 http://www.international.gc.ca/international/assets/images/highlights/Cannon_jandrokovic-106x97.jpg Minister Cannon with Croatia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Gordan Jandroković http://www.international.gc.ca/ministers-ministres/Cannon_nato_otan_2009.aspx DFAIT 12/02/2009 Minister Cannon attended a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels from December 3 to 4, 2009, to discuss a range of security issues. 12/02/2009 12/16/2009 http://www.international.gc.ca/international/assets/images/highlights/nato-otan-106x97.jpg Minister Cannon with NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen http://www.international.gc.ca/ministers-ministres/kent_cuba_2009.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 11/19/2009 Minister of State Kent concluded a visit to Cuba from November 11 to 13, 2009, where he discussed trade and other issues with Cuban officials. 11/19/2009 12/03/2009 http://www.international.gc.ca/international/assets/images/highlights/kent-cuba-106x97.jpg Minister of State Kent with the Director of the University of Havana Gustavo Cobreiro Suárez http://www.international.gc.ca/commerce/visit-visite/southeast_asia-2009-asie_du_sud-est.aspx DFAIT 12/02/2009 Minister Day went to India to promote the importance of our bilateral trade relationship. He also visited the Philippines and Thailand, and attended APEC meetings in Singapore. 12/02/2009 12/16/2009 http://www.international.gc.ca/commerce/assets/images/highlights/091106h.jpg Minister Day speaks with children who are victims of tropical storm Ketsana and typhoon Parma at the Alabang Elementary School in Muntinlupa City, Philippines. http://www.international.gc.ca/ministers-ministres/Cannon_apec_korea-coree.aspx DFAIT 12/02/2009 Minister Cannon is visiting South Korea from November 8 to 10, 2009, and participated in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministerial Meeting in Singapore on November 11 and 12. 12/02/2009 12/16/2009 http://www.international.gc.ca/international/assets/images/Cannon_george-yeo-106x97.jpg Minister Cannon with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Singapore, George Yeo http://www.international.gc.ca/ministers-ministres/Cannon_marrakech_maroc_morocco.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 12/02/2009 Minister Cannon participated in the Broader Middle East and North Africa Forum for the Future in Morocco, on November 2 and 3, 2009 to review issues of common concern, such as the Middle East peace process. 12/02/2009 12/16/2009 http://www.international.gc.ca/ministers-ministres/assets/images/bmena-106x97.jpg Photo - Foreign ministers of the broader Middle East and North Africa region and of the G8 http://www.international.gc.ca/ministers-ministres/Cannon_middle-east_moyen-orient_mahgreb.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 12/02/2009 Minister Cannon travelled to the Middle East and Magreb from October 19 to 25, 2009, to meet with leaders and ministers of Libya, Israel and Saudi Arabia. 12/02/2009 12/16/2009 http://www.international.gc.ca/ministers-ministres/assets/images/saudi-arabia_arabie-saoudie-106x97.jpg Minister Cannon with Prince Saud Al Faysal, Minister of Foreign Affairs http://www.international.gc.ca/commerce/visit-visite/dallas-2009.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 12/02/2009 Minister Day attended a meeting of the trade ministers of the three NAFTA countries. They discussed how our countries can build on the success of NAFTA. 12/02/2009 12/16/2009 http://www.international.gc.ca/commerce/assets/images/highlights/091015h.jpg Minister Day addresses the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth on October 16, 2009. http://www.international.gc.ca/ministers-ministres/Kent_Honduras.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 12/02/2009 On October 7 in Tegucigalpa, Minister of State Peter Kent participated in the inaugural session of a Honduran national dialogue seeking to find a solution to the country’s political crisis. 12/02/2009 12/16/2009 http://www.international.gc.ca/international/assets/images/highlights/091013h.jpg Minister of State Kent participated in a round table with Honduran presidential candidates and the OAS ministerial mission. http://www.international.gc.ca/ministers-ministres/Cannon_McCully.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 12/02/2009 Minister Cannon and Minister Day met with Murray McCully, New Zealand’s Minister of Foreign Affairs at the Lester B. Pearson Building, the headquarters for Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. 12/02/2009 12/16/2009 http://www.international.gc.ca/ministers-ministres/assets/images/Cannon-McCully-106x97.jpg Minister Cannon with Murray McCully, New Zealand’s Minister of Foreign Affairs http://www.international.gc.ca/ministers-ministres/Cannon_UNGA-AGNU.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 12/02/2009 Minister Cannon will deliver Canada’s statement to the Assembly on September 26. 12/02/2009 12/16/2009 http://www.international.gc.ca/ministers-ministres/assets/images/unga-agnu-106x97.jpg Minister Cannon participates in UN General Assembly from September 22 to 27, 2009 http://www.international.gc.ca/commerce/visit-visite/ukraine-2009.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 12/02/2009 Minister Day travels to the three countries to strengthen bilateral investment in sectors such as aerospace, energy, communications technologies and agriculture. 12/02/2009 12/16/2009 http://www.international.gc.ca/commerce/assets/images/highlights/090921h2.jpg Minister Day and Ukrainian Prime Minister, Yulia Tymoshenko, witness the signing of commercial contracts between Canada’s SNC-Lavalin/West Group Engineering and Ukraine’s UkrAgroLeasing. http://www.international.gc.ca/ministers-ministres/Cannon_Moratinos.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 12/02/2009 Minister Cannon met with Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Ángel Moratinos Cuyaubé in Ottawa to discuss recent bilateral developments, as well as international issues of mutual interest. 12/02/2009 12/16/2009 http://www.international.gc.ca/ministers-ministres/assets/images/canada-spain_espagne-106x97.jpg Minister Cannon met with Spanish Foreign Minister http://www.international.gc.ca/commerce/visit-visite/caricom-2009.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 12/02/2009 Minister Day met with the ministers from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in Trinidad and Tobago. He highlighted the mutual trade and investment opportunities for Canadian and Caribbean community (CARICOM) businesses. 12/02/2009 12/16/2009 http://www.international.gc.ca/commerce/assets/images/highlights/090910h.jpg Minister Day attends a press conference following the Canada/CARICOM session. http://www.international.gc.ca/ministers-ministres/Cannon_can_mali.aspx DFAIT 12/02/2009 Minister Cannon visits MaliMinister Cannon met with President Amadou Toumani Touré, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Moctar Ouane from August 28 to 29, 2009. 12/02/2009 12/16/2009 http://www.international.gc.ca/international/assets/images/highlights/mali-can-106x97.jpg Minister Cannon visits Mali http://www.international.gc.ca/ministers-ministres/Cannon_egypt-egypte_turkey_turquie.aspx?lang=eng DFAIT 12/02/2009 Minister Cannon travelled to Turkey and EgyptMinister Cannon attended a meeting of the Friends of Democratic Pakistan in Istanbul and visited Egypt from August 24 to 27, 2009. 12/02/2009 12/16/2009 http://www.international.gc.ca/international/assets/images/highlights/tur-egy-106-97.jpg Minister Cannon travelled to Turkey and Egypt