urn:uuid:4448104f-a337-4952-8765-982a6fae5e58Photo Releases2015-06-05T16:48:56-05:00urn:uuid:74e28ca6-b3e3-4d02-a790-178901bcb749Minister Nicholson Meets Iraqi Counterpart2015-07-30T14:30:02-05:00DFATD/MAECDurn:uuid:b207d745-e2e4-4abe-8f80-4da79abad2deMinister Paradis Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Canadian Council on Africa2015-07-30T14:09:47-05:00DFATD/MAECDThe Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, and Jean J. Gauthier, President and CEO of the Canadian Council on Africa (CCAfrica) sign a memorandum of understanding between Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada and CCAfrica to help strengthen the contribution of the Canadian private sector to sustainable economic growth in Africa.urn:uuid:75427cbd-605b-440e-8375-246410ed8210Minister Nicholson Meets UN Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict2015-07-29T16:52:21-05:00DFATD/MAECDJuly 29, 2015 - Quebec City - The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara Falls, Minister of Foreign Affairs, meets with Zainab Hawa Bangura, UN Under-Secretary-General and Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict.urn:uuid:46058e49-e627-4854-869d-d4da5e57b0acMinister Fast Highlights Benefits of Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement2015-07-22T17:53:53-05:00DFATD/MAECDThis represents an important milestone in the Canada-Ukraine bilateral relationshipurn:uuid:c3ba56ad-29be-4a22-aad9-6de6ab249e8dMinister Fast Highlights Canada’s Commercial Engagement in the Americas2015-07-22T14:01:47-05:00DFATD/MAECDJuly 22, 2015 - Hamilton, Ontario - International Trade Minister Ed Fast highlights Canada’s economic engagement in the hemisphere during his remarks at the Americas Investment Playbook, an independent trade initiative held on the margins of the Pan Am Games.urn:uuid:3dda9be3-9868-4b34-a6a8-c17d53d0735fMinister Paradis Signs Mutual Accountability Framework with Ethiopia2015-07-16T13:34:52-05:00DFATD/MAECDThe Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, signs a mutual accountability framework (MAF) with Ahmed Shide, Ethiopia’s State Minister of Finance and Economic Development, on the margins of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development.urn:uuid:c38d60f2-7f2d-4dda-8d2f-a6ba292b7f51Minister Paradis Meets with Chairperson of African Union Commission2015-07-16T11:54:41-05:00DFATD/MAECDThe Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, meets with Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, on the margins of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development.urn:uuid:acbb8a1f-3b96-46f2-92e7-03fc84c26482Minister Paradis Promotes Importance of Blended Finance to Financing Development2015-07-16T10:52:25-05:00DFATD/MAECDThe Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, promotes the importance of blended finance to financing development on the margins of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development.urn:uuid:07d9c1c6-28e4-4571-894a-f6d238922f8dMinister Paradis Confirms Cooperation with MasterCard Inc. on Development Initiatives2015-07-14T15:27:33-05:00DFATD/MAECDThe Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, signs a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with MasterCardInc. to cooperate on development initiatives on the margins of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development.urn:uuid:611eb598-d5ca-40a0-85e3-dbfea1bb12deMinister Nicholson Meets Georgia’s State Minister on European and Euro-Atlantic Integration2015-07-10T16:05:44-05:00DFATD/MAECDThe Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara Falls, Minister of Foreign Affairs, meets with David Bakradze, State Minister of Georgia on European and Euro-Atlantic Integration.urn:uuid:1fef0958-3a04-489e-851f-70eb74fb034aMinister Nicholson Delivers Address at Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada Roundtable2015-07-10T10:08:53-05:00DFATD/MAECDMinister Nicholson emphasized Canada’s continued efforts to develop and tighten connections—trade, cultural and people-to-people links—with these regions, while further advancing Canadian values and interests there.urn:uuid:9d44f14e-a7ae-42c8-b621-5ed610eae000Minister Fast Congratulates Start Tel Aviv Winner RightBlue Labs2015-07-09T15:58:06-05:00DFATD/MAECDInternational Trade Minister Ed Fast and Shimon Peres, Israel’s former President and Prime Minister, along with Rafael Barak, Israel’s Ambassador to Canada, and Victoria Lennox, CEO of Startup Canada, congratulate Ronen Benin, CEO of Toronto-based RightBlue Labs Inc., the Canadian winner of the Start Tel Aviv competition.urn:uuid:d8215739-4643-48fd-abfb-5b4bcc746d54Fast Touts Canadian Leadership in Promoting Free Trade2015-07-09T13:12:41-05:00DFATD/MAECDJuly 9, 2015 - Toronto, Ontario - International Trade Minister Ed Fast highlights Canada’s support for global free trade and open, secure investment during a major address to participants at the 2015 Toronto Global Forum: Pan American Edition.urn:uuid:f5d02885-d874-4566-9d06-580771834846Minister Nicholson Meets Youth at Commonwealth of Learning2015-07-08T20:54:32-05:00DFATD/MAECDJuly 8, 2015 - Burnaby, British Columbia - The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara Falls, Minister of Foreign Affairs, accompanied by the Honourable Kerry-Lynne D. Findlay, Minister of Revenue, meets with youth at the Commonwealth of Learning in Burnaby.urn:uuid:232bf783-6052-4871-9b93-7557fe2b5ffcMinister Nicholson Meets with Australian Foreign Minister2015-07-08T11:34:46-05:00DFATD/MAECDThe Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara Falls, Minister of Foreign Affairs, meets with Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop on the margins of the Australia-Canada Economic Leadership Forum.