- http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/index.asp en-us Tue, 08 Nov 2010 13:00:00 GMT © 2009 U.S. Embassy Ottawa, Canada Latest Headlines from the U.S. Consulate, Vancouver, Canada - covering topics from U.S. Canada relations and trade issues to environmental and security issues. http://ottawa.usembassy.gov/content/embconsul/images/headlines_van_rss.jpg http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/index.asp 144 318 - U.S. Consulate General Vancouver is pleased to support the visit of Carl Elefante, director of Sustainable Design Quinn Evans Architects at Vancouver Heritage Foundation's public lecture and symposium on The Heritage and Sustainability Nexus. Mr. Elefante's public lecture on Renewal and Transformation, emerging best practices of heritage conservation will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, November 4, at 7 p.m., Simon Fraser University Harbour Centre Fletcher Challenge Theatre. He will also be featured at an all-day symposium November 5, open only to registrants. Tue, 08 Nov 2010 13:00:00 GMT - http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2010/10/29/presidential-proclamation-national-native-american-heritage-month As we celebrate the contributions and heritage of Native Americans during this month, we also recommit to supporting tribal self-determination, security, and prosperity for all Native Americans. While we cannot erase the scourges or broken promises of our past, we will move ahead together in writing a new, brighter chapter in our joint history. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2010/10/29/presidential-proclamation-national-native-american-heritage-month Tue, 08 Nov 2010 13:00:00 GMT - U.S. Consulate General Vancouver congratulates Asst. Prof. Benjamin Perrin for the positive reception across Canada of his new book, Invisible Chains, Canada's Underground World of Human Trafficking. Prof. Perrin, who is on the faculty of University of British Columbia's law faculty and a faculty fellow at UBC's Liu Institute for Global Issues, was named last year a "hero" in the U.S. State Department's 2009 Trafficking in Persons Report for his efforts to combat modern-day slavery. Prof. Perrin is the first Canadian to be declared a TIP hero. Tue, 26 Oct 2010 13:00:00 GMT - As soon as the cool, brisk, British Columbia air brushed their faces at Vancouver International Airport, the members of U.S. Marine Corps Band Pacific were ready to hit the ground for their first good will tour of western Canada. With a combination of musical showmanship and ambassadorial spirit, the nearly 50 men and women of the band succeeded in winning the hearts and eliciting smiles from thousands of British Columbians who attended the band's performances between September 4 and 9. Based at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, U.S. Marine Corps Band Pacific was a featured participant in the Naval Tattoo at Vancouver's Pacific National Exhibition September 4 in honor of the Canadian Navy's Centennial. Fri, 24 Sep 2010 13:00:00 GMT - U.S. Consulate General Vancouver Public Affairs Officer Charles Smith and Fulbright Canada executive director Michael Hawes, visiting from Ottawa, paid a courtesy call on Dr. Krista Bulcroft on August 20 to welcome her to Vancouver as the new president of Capilano University in North Vancouver. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:00:00 GMT - Time Warp: Contemporary Textiles of the Northwest Coast exhibit on display at Vancouver's Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art. The exhibit, which opened July 16, 2010, brings together the work of 20 Northwest Coast aboriginal weavers. The United States Consulate General in Vancouver was pleased to be able to provide travel support for six artists from Alaska to join fellow weavers from the Yukon Territory, British Columbia and Washington State for the exhibit's opening. Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:00:00 GMT - Anyone passing the residence of U.S. Consul General Phillip Chicola July 6 couldn’t help but notice the festive atmosphere. Flags waved from the balcony. Music drifted from the garden. Red, white and blue decorated every corner. The occasion? A belated celebration of the United States’ Independence Day. Consul General Chicola and his wife Vicky welcomed more than 250 friends and colleagues to their garden party to celebrate the United States’ 234th birthday, which was actually on July 4. Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:00:00 GMT - On the margins of the Summit meetings in Canada this weekend, President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Stephen Harper noted the historic February 2010 memorandum of understanding between Premier Gordon Campbell of British Columbia and Governor Brian Schweitzer of Montana protecting the transboundary Flathead River Basin. Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:00:00 GMT - The jurisdiction of the U.S. Consulate General in Vancouver encompasses both British Columbia and the Yukon Territory, and from June 21 to June 23, Consul General Phillip Chicola traveled to Whitehorse to meet with many of the Yukon’s leaders in business, government, culture and the media. Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:00:00 GMT - http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/142979.pdf Trafficking in Persons Report 2010 http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/142979.pdf Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:00:00 GMT - Border traffic at the Peace Arch Land Port of Entry will start to ease up by the end of July. Currently, as construction is being done on southbound lanes of U.S. Interstate 5 adjacent to the old port building, there are two vehicle lanes. They funnel traffic to four inspection booths for regular traffic and one booth for the trusted traveler NEXUS program. Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:00:00 GMT - Dr. Tyler Stovall, art historian and dean of the undergraduate division, College of Letters and Science, at University of California at Berkeley, and Dr. Thomas Crow, professor of modern art at New York University's Institute of Fine Arts, were among the speakers at University of British Columbia's "Breathless Days: 1959-1960" Conference May 1 and 2. Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:00:00 GMT - Consul General Phil Chicola presents a Certificate of Appreciation for Achievement in Trade to Iona Evans. Mrs. Evans is a senior trade officer at the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), and has been instrumental in assisting with import compliance guidelines for U.S. manufacturers. Her help was particularly useful during the Vancouver Winter Olympics, when she continually helped U.S. suppliers complete shipments to Canadian clients. Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:00:00 GMT - http://www.ahva.ubc.ca/eventsDetails.cfm?EventID=817&EventTypeNumID=6 U.S. Consulate General Vancouver is pleased to be one of the sponsors for the "Breathless Days: 1959-1960" Conference being held May 1-2 by the Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory at University of British Columbia. http://www.ahva.ubc.ca/eventsDetails.cfm?EventID=817&EventTypeNumID=6 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:00:00 GMT - http://www.flickr.com/photos/us_mission_canada/sets/72157623671041825/ Staff members of the Stanley Park Ecology Society, led by executive director Patricia Thomson, gave the consulate public affairs staff an overview of the complex ecological issues of Stanley Park, the 400-hectare urban wilderness within walking distance of downtown Vancouver. The April 6 meeting was in anticipation of Earth Day on April 22. The consulate will be hosting a videoconference talk on migratory birds by Dr. Gary Langham, director of bird conservation for Audubon California. He will discuss the major North American flyways and the declining number of birds. Sunday, April 25 from 9 to 11 a.m., the Stanley Park Ecology Society has scheduled a bird walk with expert bird watcher Cathy Aitchison on Stanley Park’s bird life. http://www.flickr.com/photos/us_mission_canada/sets/72157623671041825/ Thu, 06 Apr 2010 13:00:00 GMT - http://www.flickr.com/photos/us_mission_canada/sets/72157623672258383/ Consular Officer Tom Duval Makes Presentation at Simon Fraser University http://www.flickr.com/photos/us_mission_canada/sets/72157623672258383/ Thu, 06 Apr 2010 13:00:00 GMT - http://www.flickr.com/photos/us_mission_canada/sets/72157623708225640/ A team of consular officers spoke to about a hundred University of British Columbia students March 24 at International House about U.S. visas and American Citizen Services http://www.flickr.com/photos/us_mission_canada/sets/72157623708225640/ Thu, 06 Apr 2010 13:00:00 GMT - http://www.flickr.com/photos/us_mission_canada/sets/72157623324878298/ The African-Canadian community continued with its celebration of Black History Month with a Gospel Explosion 2010 performance February 20 at Bonsor Recreation Centre, Burnaby. http://www.flickr.com/photos/us_mission_canada/sets/72157623324878298/ Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:00:00 GMT - http://www.flickr.com/photos/us_mission_canada/sets/72157623444647134/ Vice President Biden attends Olympics women’s hockey game. http://www.flickr.com/photos/us_mission_canada/sets/72157623444647134/ Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:00:00 GMT - http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=issues&document=award_DickPound Members of the International Olympic Committee, former Olympic athletes and community members were on hand February 13 for the presentation of a "Humanitarian Award" from The Foundation for Global Sports Development to IOC member Richard W. (Dick) Pound, a relentless advocate for drug-free and fair sports. http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=issues&document=award_DickPound Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:00:00 GMT - Vice President Joseph Biden joined foreign heads of state and heads of government at a reception February 12, hosted by Governor General Michaelle Jean and Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Following the reception At Fairmont Hotel Vancouver guests attended the opening ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:00:00 GMT - http://www.flickr.com/photos/us_mission_canada/sets/72157623424242404/ Vice President Joseph Biden arrives in Vancouver for the 2010 Olympics. http://www.flickr.com/photos/us_mission_canada/sets/72157623424242404/ Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:00:00 GMT - http://www.flickr.com/photos/us_mission_canada/sets/72157623265623025/ The Olympic Torch passed through the Peace Arch International Park on the Canada – U.S. border at Blaine Washington, making a brief detour onto U.S. soil from its journey across Canada before continuing to Vancouver to light the flame at the Olympics' opening ceremony. http://www.flickr.com/photos/us_mission_canada/sets/72157623265623025/ Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:00:00 GMT - http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/vice-president-biden-dr-jill-biden-lead-us-delegation-opening-weekend-vancouver-201 Vice President Biden, Dr. Jill Biden to Lead U.S. Delegation to Opening Weekend of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/vice-president-biden-dr-jill-biden-lead-us-delegation-opening-weekend-vancouver-201 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:00:00 GMT - http://www.flickr.com/photos/us_mission_canada/sets/72157623324878298/ Black History Month in Vancouver was launched (a day early January 31) with an art exhibit by local African Canadians at the Museum of Vancouver. The show was complemented by a poster show illustrating African-American contributions to the arts. http://www.flickr.com/photos/us_mission_canada/sets/72157623324878298/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:00:00 GMT - http://www.america.gov/world/americas.html The latest information from the U.S. government on the Earthquake in Haiti
]]> http://www.america.gov/world/americas.html Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:00:00 GMT - 2 December, 09 - Ambassador Jacobson paid a courtesy call on First Nations hosts of the Olympic Games as he visited the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre (SLCC) in Whistler. The Ambassador was welcomed to the SLCC by hereditary Chief Gibby Jacob, andwas treated to performances of traditional Squamish and Lil'wat singing and dances by members of both groups. Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:59:00 GMT - http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=amb_vbt_1109 2 December, 09 - Ambassador David Jacobson visited Whistler on his recent trip to British Columbia. He got a first-hand look at the Olympic venues for many of the games' outdoor events, including the ski jumping, biathlon and bobsledding sites. 'I am excited about coming back to Vancouver in February to attend the Olympics,' said the Ambassador. http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=amb_vbt_1109 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:59:00 GMT - http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=amb_vbt_1109 30 November, 09 - The United States' new ambassador to Canada was introduced to Vancouver's business community at a Vancouver Board of Trade luncheon November 30 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Ambassador David Jacobson underlined to about 160 attendees how President Barack Obama is intent on achieving economic recovery. http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=amb_vbt_1109 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:59:00 GMT - 15 October, 09 - CG Phil Chicola appeared on the September 15, 2009 edition of the 'The Bill Good Show’, broadcasted on CKNW, the highest-rated talk show station in Vancouver, BC. The station's content is based on news and current events, therefore the CG answered questions about current CA-US border, trade, economy and health care issues. Phil Chicola also took the opportunity to introduce to the listeners our new American Ambassador to Canada, Mr. David Jacobson. Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:59:00 GMT - http://www.flickr.com/photos/us_mission_canada/sets/72157622465808225/ 14 October, 09 - The ceremony recognizes the Vancouver Aquarium as a trendsetter in research and as an institution that 'walks the walk' in practicing what it preaches about caring for the environment. Illustrating the cross-border and inter-jurisdictional importance of the Learning Center designation, officials from the B.C. Parliament, Coastal America Partnership, NOAA, the EPA, and many others were also present. http://www.flickr.com/photos/us_mission_canada/sets/72157622465808225/ Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:59:00 GMT - http://www.flickr.com/photos/us_mission_canada/sets/72157622554867798/ 5 – 7 October, 09 - The consulate's Public Affairs Officer and Public Affairs Assistant spent two days in meetings with key figures in Whitehorse, touching on topics such as climate change, education, museum curatorship and secure energy. http://www.flickr.com/photos/us_mission_canada/sets/72157622554867798/ Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:59:00 GMT - http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=podcasts 18 September 2009 - The Public Affairs section brought environment and energy speaker Linda Mesaros to the University of British Columbia to address the Student Business Club. The talk highlighted the role of government as an instrument of positive social change in implementing and carrying out environmental policy. http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=podcasts Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:59:00 GMT - http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=podcasts 18 September 2009 - The Public Affairs section brought environment and energy speaker Linda Mesaros to the University of British Columbia to address the Student Business Club. The talk highlighted the role of government as an instrument of positive social change in implementing and carrying out environmental policy. http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=podcasts Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:59:00 GMT - http://www.flickr.com/photos/us_mission_canada/3995118261/ 17 September 2009 - Consul General Phil Chicola appeared on the September 17, 2009 edition of 'BC Almanac,' a province-wide radio talk show covering much of British Columbia. The CG was the subject of a wide-ranging, thirty-minute interview on one of the province's most-listened-to radio talk shows. Thanks to the format of the show, which allows listeners to call in and ask questions, the CG had the opportunity to reach Canadians and Americans living all across the province. He addressed a broad range of host- and caller-provided questions. Topics included trade, dual citizenship, border crossing and border security, the broader bilateral relationship, 'Buy America'. The CG fielded questions from listeners in West Vancouver, Port Coquitlam, Kootenay, and other locations knowledgeably and with his characteristic charm and professionalism. http://www.flickr.com/photos/us_mission_canada/3995118261/ Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:00:00 GMT - http://richmondoval.ca/default.htm 16 September 2009 - US Consulate General's staff went on a tour of the Olympic Oval in Richmond.. http://richmondoval.ca/default.htm Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:59:00 GMT - http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=space_food 2 September 2009 - 'This is our space food,' said Lisa McIntosh, holding out a box of what seemed to be a sorry looking sample of trash. Samples of dried food, designed for astronauts in space, had discolored with age and lost their vacuum seals after being handled by hundreds of children over the past six years. http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about7amp;document=space_food Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:00:00 GMT - 01 September 2009 - The official opening of the long-awaited new north-bound lanes of U.S. Interstate-5 in Blaine connecting to the Canadian border is on September 2. However, travelers and commuters will be happy to know those lanes are unofficially open for use now. Not only is this section of the I-5 ready ahead of schedule, but travelers will be happy that the opening is in time for the Labor Day weekend. Tues, 01 Sep 2009 13:00:00 GMT - http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=FirstNationsArt 24 August 2009 - In keeping with the 2010 Winter Olympics tribute to Canadian Aboriginal people, U.S. Consulate General Vancouver's Olympics Coordination Team has installed several art pieces representative of local cultures, in cooperation with Hill's Native Art gallery in Gastown. Visitors to the U.S. 2010 office complex can feel the cultural spirit of Canada's First Nations and Inuit people in the surroundings of totem poles, prints, paintings, and carved masks and panels. http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=FirstNationsArt Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:00:00 GMT - http://www.jpac.pacom.mil/ 21 August 2009 - As the new crescent moon ushers in Ramadan, the President extends his best wishes to Muslim communities in the United States and around the world. Each Ramadan, the ninth month on the lunar calendar, Muslims fast daily from dawn to sunset for 29 or 30 days. Fasting is a tradition in many religious faiths and is meant to increase spirituality, discipline, thankfulness, and consciousness of God's mercy. Ramadan is also a time of giving and reaching out to those less fortunate, and this summer, American Muslims have joined their fellow citizens in serving communities across the country. Over the course of the month, we will highlight the perspectives of various faiths on fasting and profile faith-based organizations making real impacts in American cities and towns. http://www.jpac.pacom.mil/ Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:00:00 GMT - http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/07/0706092ndtrainapproval.htm Second Amtrak Cascades train between Seattle and Vancouver, BC gets "green light" from Canadian government; New service cleared to begin in August. http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/07/0706092ndtrainapproval.htm Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:00:00 GMT - http://ottawa.usembassy.gov/content/embconsul/pdfs/Fourth_of_July_Message.pdf Today, we are called upon to remember not only the day our country was born, but also the indomitable spirit of the first American citizens who made that day possible. We are called to remember how unlikely it was that our American experiment would succeed at all; that a small band of patriots would declare independence from a powerful empire; and that they would form, in the new world, what the old world had never known - a government of, by, and for the people. http://ottawa.usembassy.gov/content/embconsul/pdfs/Fourth_of_July_Message.pdf Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:00:00 GMT - http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=slideshow_chatu 29 June 2009 - Americans in the fictitious country of "Chatu"-- which for a few days was situated in the state of North Carolina -- were "rescued" in an evacuation exercise with the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team from Fort Bragg. U.S. Consul General Phil Chicola, who is usually at the helm at U.S. Consulate General Vancouver, took part in the exercise playing the role of Ambassador of Chatu. For the exercise in North Carolina in June, more than 1,000 paratroopers, 70 airmen, State Department officials and people taking the roles of evacuees took part. Lessons learned from the exercise will help the Brigade refine its evacuation procedures. http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=slideshow_chatu Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:00:00 GMT - Embassy Press Officer takes in local color in Surrey
US Embassy Press Officer Stacy White spent the day June 18 getting to know Vancouver, starting with a courtesy call to CBC, followed by a visit to the University of British Columbia School of Journalism. She was guest at a lunch hosted by editor Paula Carlson of the Surrey/North Delta Leader. They discussed how rapidly the City of Surrey is growing, the loss of Surrey farmland to development, and the effects on Surrey of being a border municipality. Ms. Carlson spoke about how the Leader has gained "unlimited space" for news volume on the Internet, updating paper new editions daily on the Internet. Ms. White also took the opportunity to see both the Peace Arch and Pacific Highway border crossings and construction of the new U.S. border station at Peace Arch. Ms. White had the lead for Mission Canada in reporting the effects of the June 1 implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative when passport or other secure document identification requirements kicked in for land and water arrivals to the United States. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:00:00 GMT - http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/President-Obama-Announces-New-White-House-Office-of-Olympic-Paralympic-and-Youth-Sport/ June 16, 2009 - President Obama Announces New White House Office of Olympic, Paralympic and Youth Sport http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/President-Obama-Announces-New-White-House-Office-of-Olympic-Paralympic-and-Youth-Sport/ Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:00:00 GMT - http://ottawa.usembassy.gov/content/content.asp?section=issues&document=tip_canada_2009 Trafficking in Persons Report 2009 - Canadian Chapter http://ottawa.usembassy.gov/content/content.asp?section=issues&document=tip_canada_2009 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:00:00 GMT - http://ottawa.usembassy.gov/content/content.asp?section=issues&document=President_Obama_Cairo_speech_June_09 A New Beginning - I am honored to be in the timeless city of Cairo, and to be hosted by two remarkable institutions. For over a thousand years, Al-Azhar has stood as a beacon of Islamic learning, and for over a century, Cairo University has been a source of Egypt's advancement. Together, you represent the harmony between tradition and progress. I am grateful for your hospitality, and the hospitality of the people of Egypt. I am also proud to carry with me the goodwill of the American people, and a greeting of peace from Muslim communities in my country: assalaamu alaykum. http://ottawa.usembassy.gov/content/content.asp?section=issues&document=President_Obama_Cairo_speech_June_09 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:00:00 GMT - http://www.america.gov/obama_cairo.html A New Beginning - Engaging the Muslim World - Obama to Speak to Muslim World from Cairo June 4 http://www.america.gov/obama_cairo.html Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:00:00 GMT - http://www.flickr.com/photos/us_mission_canada/3574226390/in/set-72157618910341866/ May 26, 2009 - The US Consulate cooperated with the Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society in bringing New York-based acclaimed writer, Xu Xi, to Vancouver this week, to participate in several explorAsian Festival events in connection with Asian Heritage Month. http://www.flickr.com/photos/us_mission_canada/3574226390/in/set-72157618910341866/ Thu, 28 May 2009 13:00:00 GMT - http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=winter_olympics_10_logo May 14, 2009 - West Point Grey Academy Nith Grader Designs Winnning Logo For U.S. 2010 Olympics Coordination Office. http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=winter_olympics_10_logo Thu, 28 May 2009 13:00:00 GMT - http://www.spl.org/default.asp?pageID=collection_podcasts The Consulate General Vancouver is working closely with the Seattle Public Library system to promote joint reading projects between Vancouver and Seattle. As part of this cooperation we would like to host on our website podcasts of events held under the auspices of the Seattle Public Library. This podcast features a staged reading by the Hansberry Project of My Jim. http://www.spl.org/default.asp?pageID=collection_podcasts Fri, 08 May 2009 13:00:00 GMT - http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/index.asp Blaine, Washington - The right northbound lane of the current two-lane detour through the Peace Arch Land Port of Entry will be closed Monday, May 4 through Friday, May 8, from 7 am to 6 pm.The NEXUS lane will be opened at the end of each work day for evening travel. http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/index.asp Fri, 01 May 2009 13:00:00 GMT - http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=podcasts Roberta Jacobson, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, speaks with Public Affairs Officier Indran Amirthanayagam. http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=podcasts Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:00:00 GMT - http://ottawa.usembassy.gov/content/content.asp?section=can_usa&subsection1=borderissues&document=borderissues_whtiJune09 arol Cox, head of the American Citizens Services section at US Consulate General Vancouver, joined CFAX 1030 talk show host Joe Easingwood April 16 to talk about the upcoming changes in border documentation required June 1 under the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative. http://ottawa.usembassy.gov/content/content.asp?section=can_usa&subsection1=borderissues&document=borderissues_whtiJune09 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:00:00 GMT - http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=the_Georgia_Straight Consul General Interviewd By The Georgia Straight http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=the_Georgia_Straight Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:00:00 GMT - http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/index.asp Consul General Phil Chicola Chats With Fanny Kiefer http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/index.asp Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:00:00 GMT - http://townhall.america.gov/ The focus of the Fifth Summit will be on human prosperity, energy security, climate change and sustainable development. Secretary Clinton will answer questions submitted online for her live Digital Town Hall of the Americas in the Dominican Republic Friday, April 17th, 2009 http://townhall.america.gov/ Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:00:00 GMT - March 12, 2009 - Consul General Phillip Chicola spoke to some 80 members and guests of Rotary Club Vancouver-Yaletown March 12 about the Obama government and future directions of US foreign policy. Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:00:00 GMT - http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=slideshow_burnaby February 25, 2009 - In coordination with teacher Beth Applewhite, Public Affairs organized a visit to Moscrop Secondary School in Burnaby. In the welcoming atmosphere of the school's library, Public Affairs Officer (PAO) Indran Amirthanayagam spoke to students about U.S./Canada relations, discussed the world recession and President Obama's economic stiumulus plans. http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=slideshow_burnaby Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:00:00 GMT - http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=bc_cancer_foundation February 13, 2009 - U.S. Consulate General Vancouver presented checks to representatives of BC Cancer Foundation http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=bc_cancer_foundation Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:00:00 GMT - http://ckryfm.corusradionetwork.com/shared/corus_content/emmis/cknwam/dynamic_audiovault_process.asp?dt=20090203_10 February 3, 2009 - Consul General Phil Chicola Discusses U.S./Canada Trade on Bill Good. http://ckryfm.corusradionetwork.com/shared/corus_content/emmis/cknwam/dynamic_audiovault_process.asp?dt=20090203_10 Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:00:00 GMT - http://www.bivinteractive.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1347&Itemid=39 Consul General, Phil Chicola, is interviewed by Business in Vancouver magazine. http://www.bivinteractive.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1347&Itemid=39 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:00:00 GMT - http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/about/pdfs/ambassador_last_visit.pdf During his last-year's visit to Vancouver in November, Ambassador David Wilkins, accompanied by Consul General Phil Chicola, paid a visit to The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada. The Ambassador addressed Canadian reservists and praised them for their contributions in Afghanistan. http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/about/pdfs/ambassador_last_visit.pdf Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:00:00 GMT - http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=asktheconsulate_jan09 CBP is the Department of Homeland Security agency responsible for securing the borders of the United States while simultaneously facilitating the flow of legitimate trade and travel. http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=asktheconsulate_jan09 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:00:00 GMT - http://www.vancouversun.com/Technology/RFID+RFID+that+question/1084653/story.html To RFID or not to RFID, that is the question: New. http://www.vancouversun.com/Technology/RFID+RFID+that+question/1084653/story.html Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=ocean_mapping Mapping U.S. and Canadian Waters: Some US-related Conservation Programs at the Vancouver Aquarium. http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=ocean_mapping Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2008/dec/113182.htm U.S. and Canada Sign a Memorandum of Understanding on Emergency Management Cooperation. http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2008/dec/113182.htm Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=us_border_08 Construction of the new U.S. Border Station at the Peace Arch (Douglas) crossing. http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=us_border_08 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=rfq_december08 The U.S. Consulate General, Vancouver, BC, has issued a Request for Quotations for the supply and installation of Shatter-Resistant Window Film at office premises located in downtown Vancouver, BC. http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=rfq_december08 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=congress_to_campus More than 300 University of Victoria students came to hear former U.S. Congressman Jerry Patterson, California Democrat , and former U.S. Congressman Dan Miller, Florida Republican, talk about U.S. elections and critical issues before the U.S. Congress during a 'Congress to Campus' program November 20-21 in Victoria. http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=congress_to_campus Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=wilkins_vancouver08 Ambassador David Wilkins visited Vancouver November 12-14 to participate in the Canadian American Business Council conference : New Leadership. New Ideas. Redefining the Canada-US Relationship. While in the city, the Ambassador was interviewed by Fanny Kiefer for her Studio 4 program on Shaw Cable. He also gave brief interviews to 24 Hours and Omni Television on the margins of his participation at the conference. http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=wilkins_vancouver08 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://emedia.cknw.com/podcasts/Christy_Clark_Show_-_Wed_Nov_12_-_Hour_2.mp3 The Consul General was interviewed on CKNW, on November 12, 2008. http://emedia.cknw.com/podcasts/Christy_Clark_Show_-_Wed_Nov_12_-_Hour_2.mp3 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2008/11/111569.htm SECRETARY RICE: Good morning. I asked Sean if I could open this briefing, and he said yes, that I could do that. I'm getting ready to leave for the Middle East, but I did not want this morning to pass without taking note of the extraordinary election last night. This was an exercise in American democracy, of which Americans across the political spectrum are justifiably proud. http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2008/11/111569.htm Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://ottawa.usembassy.gov/content/content.asp?section=embconsul&document=obama_victory_speech President Elect Barack Obama's Victory Speech http://ottawa.usembassy.gov/content/content.asp?section=embconsul&document=obama_victory_speech Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://ottawa.usembassy.gov/content/content.asp?section=embconsul&document=mccain_concession_speech Senator John McCain's Concession Speech http://ottawa.usembassy.gov/content/content.asp?section=embconsul&document=mccain_concession_speech Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://ottawa.usembassy.gov/content/content.asp?section=embconsul&document=wilkins_remarks_elections08 Ambassador David Wilkins Congratulatory Remarks on the Election Results http://ottawa.usembassy.gov/content/content.asp?section=embconsul&document=wilkins_remarks_elections08 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/11/20081105.html THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Last night, I had a warm conversation with President-elect Barack Obama. I congratulated him and Senator Biden on their impressive victory. I told the President-elect he can count on complete cooperation from my administration as he makes the transition to the White House. http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/11/20081105.html Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://uspolitics.america.gov/uspolitics/elections/index.html Barack Obama, unknown to most Americans just four years ago, will become the 44th president and the first African-American president of the United States. Obama, a senator from Illinois, and his running mate Joe Biden will take the oath of office on January 20, 2009. http://uspolitics.america.gov/uspolitics/elections/index.html Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=faith_wilding Faith Wilding joined several other leading American visual artists in Vancouver October 3 for the inauguration of WACK: Art and the Feminist Revolution. This exhibition that explores the pioneering work of American women artists and their role in political, economic and social debate is the city's leading visual arts event this Fall. The US Consulate Vancouver supported the participation of Ms. Wilding who reached out to 18 youth from diverse backgrounds in a discussion of the intersection between art, politics and social needs on October 2. Wilding participated also in a panel discussion with other artists and the general public on October 4. See attached photo. http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=faith_wilding Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=metro_interview Vancouver daily Metro interviewed Consul General Phillip Chicola on October 21. http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=metro_interview Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=podcasts#cg Consul General Phillip Chicola discusses US/Canada relations, the economy, elections, Latin America. He is interviewed by Public Affairs Officer Indran Amirthanayagam. http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=podcasts#cg Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=issues&document=cgchicola_milenio Vancouver-based Spanish language weekly Milenio interviewed Consul General Phillip Chicola on October 7 for its October 14 edition. The reporter asked the Consul General for his views on recent developments in Bolivia and Venezuela and the fact that, after Mexico, the United States has now the world’s second largest Spanish speaking population. http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=issues&document=cgchicola_milenio Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=ConsulGeneral A career officer in the U.S. Foreign Service with the rank of Minister Counselor, Phil Chicola joined the State Department in 1979. Over the past three decades, he has developed broad regional expertise and has dealt with some of Latin America's most difficult questions. He began his career serving as refugee officer for Latin America in the Bureau of Refugee Affairs. He has served as political officer in Guatemala, Chile and El Salvador. In El Salvador, he also served as Deputy Chief of Mission, where he played a central role in U.S. efforts to support the nascent democracy and in facilitating a negotiated end to its civil war. http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=ConsulGeneral Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=tarzi08 October 02-03 - Afghan analyst Amin Tarzi directs Middle East Studies at the Marine Corps University. During an October 2-3 visit to Vancouver, he gave a passionate defense for staying the course in Afghanistan in an intense day and a half of meetings with journalists, students, Afghan immigrants and researchers in South Asia. His audiences heard at first hand about Tarzi's recent trip to Afghanistan and Pakistan. http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=tarzi08 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=asktheconsulate_sept08 Whitehorse has a population of 24,000 and the Yukon about 32,000. «The federal government pumps in about a billion dollars every year into this territory,» according to a local newsman. «We are well taken care of,» he says «and it’s because the government wants to make sure that the world knows that the Yukon is Canadian.» Yet, despite the federal infusions, visible also in the infrastructure of First Nations headquarters (I visited two of Yukon’s 14 First Nations), there are economic worries even when manpower is hard to find and further development seems inevitable. AYukon College official told me over dinner on the day of my arrival: «There are young people coming up here who can’t afford the huge jump in housing prices. Mining, which has been the source of growth for decades went into a tailspin but is just now starting to revive (driven by the high price of gold). http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=asktheconsulate_sept08 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=cleanup08 Public Affairs Officer (PAO) Indran Amirthanayagam organized a group of CG staff to clean a stretch of Second Beach in Vancouver's Stanley Park on September 24th. The clean-up formed part of a week-long series of cleaning the nation's shorelines coordinated by the Vancouver Aquarium in alliance with TD Canada Trust. As part of the clean-up, volunteers note the kinds of rubbish they gather. The data is then sent to the Ocean Conservancy headquartered in Washington, D.C. which then compares Canadian statistics with information from other countries. CG Vancouver participated last year as well in this excellent community outreach event. Passersby noted our efforts praising the CG for its participation. http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=cleanup08 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://ottawa.usembassy.gov/content/content.asp?section=issues&subsection1=podcasts&document=stephen_blank 26 September 2008 - Stephen Blank recently spoke on North American Integration at the U.S. Consulate General in Vancouver. Stephen Blank is Co-Chair of the North American Transportation Competitiveness Research Council. He recently retired as a professor of international business and management at Pace University's Lubin School of Business. Previously, he served as director of the Lubin Center for International Business Development and founded the Pan American Partnership for Business Education, an alliance of four North American business schools. Dr. Blank is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the North American Forum on Integration. He is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. http://ottawa.usembassy.gov/content/content.asp?section=issues&subsection1=podcasts&document=stephen_blank Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=911_08 Emergency service workers, including Police, Fire and Ambulance officers, from the Greater Vancouver area met on 9/11 for the 7th annual Memorial Ride to honor victims of the attacks. They were joined by Public Affairs Officer (PAO) Indran Amirthanayagam representing the US Consulate General, US Customs and Border Protection officers, and city officials from Langley, Surrey, and Delta, as well as members of the general public. PAO read a poem in honor of the victims; other speakers spoke of the many emergency workers who gave their lives on that day by entering the doomed towers. This 7th annual event moved all who participated as well as members of the general public who got out of their cars to salute the procession as it drove past on the way to the Peace Arch that stands at the US/Canada border. http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=911_08 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=latin_film_festival Consul General Phillip Chicola and Mrs. Chicola hosted participants in Vancouver's Latin American Film Festival at a reception at the CGR on Saturday September 6th. The event offered the newly arrived Consul General and Consulate General staff an opportunity to meet a cross-section of key friends and contacts in business, film, the arts and the media while celebrating this increasingly popular festival and the contributions of Latin American migrants to the ethnic and cultural mix of Vancouver. More than 50 persons attended the event. http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=latin_film_festival Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/issues/pdfs/trafficshift08.pdf Cross border travelers are strongly encouraged to use the Pacific Highway, Lynden or Sumas crossings because the next phase of U.S. border station construction at Peace Arch will close off portions of the I-5 in that area. Starting August 5, southbound traffic at the Peace Arch crossing will be directed off the I-5 freeway at D Street Exit 276 in Blaine. Flaggers and signage will re-direct travelers to the point where traffic can re-join the I-5. Beginning August 18, northbound I-5 traffic will be detoured to the east of the existing border station. There will be no northbound access to I-5 from the D Street Exit 276 in Blaine. Those who would ordinarily use the D Street entry to reach the Canadian border on I-5 will be redirected to SR (state route) 543 (truck route) to the Pacific Highway border crossing into Canada. The traffic re-routing is to allow construction of the new U.S. border station and a bridge which would take traffic over the new border station. Because of the complexity of the project, traffic detouring at Peace Arch will extend to September 2009. http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/issues/pdfs/trafficshift08.pdf Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=us_coast_guard U.S. Coast Guard Aspen, a versatile buoy tender that also engages in law enforcement operations along the California coast, took a hiatus from its usual patrolling waters to come for training and R & R to the Pacific Northwest. It docked in Victoria on the weekend of July 26th and hosted a tour organized by the US Consulate General in Vancouver. Vancouver Public Affairs Officer Indran Amirthanayagam, who is the coordinator for US ship visits in the region, led a group of 21 guests from British Columbia's provincial government and other friends on board July 26th. The tour was much appreciated and served to strengthen ties between the US and British Columbia while highlighting the close cooperation between the US and Canadian Coast Guard services. http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=us_coast_guard Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=pnwer_award Consul General Lewis Lukens was presented the Pacific Northwest Economic Region's (PNWER) traditional 'hot potato' award July 21 for outstanding contributions to the consortium. The award presentation preceded Premier Campbell's luncheon address at PNWER's 18th annual summit in Vancouver. The PNWER consortium of five U.S. states, three Canadian provinces and Yukon Territory works to advance the region's global competitiveness. The next PNWER summit will be held in Boise, Idaho, July 12-16, 2009. http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=pnwer_award Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=pnwer Ambassador David Wilkins delivered the keynote address at the opening breakfast for The Pacific NorthWest Economic Region 18th Annual Summit held in Vancouver, B.C., July 20-24, 2008. Primary issues at this summit are the border, clean energy, the Asia Pacific gateway, water and tourism. This year Saskatchewan joined the consortium which includes Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and Yukon Territory. http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=pnwer Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=july408 The U.S. Consulate General celebrated July 4th in grand style with more than 400 invited guests from British Columbia, the Yukon and other parts of Canada. Guests included eight of ten Vancouver city councilors, several local mayors, seven MLAs including five BC Ministers, and Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs David Emerson. Emerson spoke about the ties that bind Canada and the U.S. and commented that he was honored to wish the United States a happy birthday during his second official event after assuming his duties as Foreign Minister. BC Minister for Intergovernmental Relations Joan McIntyre echoed Emerson's remarks and stressed the positive role the consulate has played fostering dialogue on cross border issues. Consul General Lewis Lukens thanked the American businesses who helped support the celebration and took the occasion to bid adieu to the many close friends and associates gathered at the residence. http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=july408 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/editorial/story.html?id=8fb4625b-9d2c-4b65-ad03-c35f651baa67 Op-ed by Consul General Lewis Lukens in the Vancouver Sun, July 04, 2008. http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/editorial/story.html?id=8fb4625b-9d2c-4b65-ad03-c35f651baa67 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://www.canada.com/vancouvercourier/news/story.html?id=57a17fb0-b41c-4b9d-945f-d1ac2008df4b A Newspaper article by Mike Howell, of the Vancouver Courier. http://www.canada.com/vancouvercourier/news/story.html?id=57a17fb0-b41c-4b9d-945f-d1ac2008df4b Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/07/20080702-1.html GEORGE W. BUSH July 02, 2008 - Presidential Message, Independence Day 2008. http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/07/20080702-1.html Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=holidaytips For Canada Day/Fourth of July travellers, U.S. Customs and Border Protection gives the following tips on how to cross the border most efficiently and without incident. http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=holidaytips Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=maisel_dvc Professor Sandy Maisel outlined why the 2008 U.S. presidential election holds such fascination for world as well as U.S. domestic audiences when he spoke in Vancouver as a guest of the U.S. Consulate General Vancouver. Professor Maisel is the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Government, chair of the Government Department at Colby College in Maine, and director of the Colby in Washington Program. http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=maisel_dvc Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://www.mondaymag.com/ Indran Amirthanayagam makes an unlikely point man for a nation at war - Profile of Public Affairs Officer Indran Amirthanayagam - featured in Monday Magazine June 18, 2008. http://www.mondaymag.com/ Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/editorial/story.html?id=7e75754f-ba6c-4ec4-a170-3989c21ce4a8 Op-ed by Consul General Lewis Lukens in the Vancouver Sun, June 12, 2008. http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/editorial/story.html?id=7e75754f-ba6c-4ec4-a170-3989c21ce4a8 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:00:00 GMT - Consul General Lewis Lukens gave opening remarks at an anti-counterfeiting conference hosted by the Vancouver Police Department and the law firm of Kestenberg Siegal Lipkus in Vancouver June 17. He addressed the importance of intellectual property rights protection, as an economic and a life and safety issue. CG Lukens commended the recent introduction of Bill C-61 in Canada’s Parliament and urged Canada to swiftly ratify and implement the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Internet Treaties, as the rest of the G-8 countries have done. Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:00:00 GMT - Vice Consul Tom Schmidt spoke on June 3rd about his day to day activities as a US diplomat before two 7th grade classes at St. Francis Xavier Middle School in Vancouver. Part of the seventh grade curriculum includes teaching students about different careers by inviting professionals to speak as part of the school's Personal Planning Career Preparation program. The two classes--each with 24 students--enjoyed Schmidt's talk and asked several questions about the diplomatic career and what it would entail if one day they chose to sign up. Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:00:00 GMT - PAO Indran Amirthanayagam engaged 22 students of a British Columbia politics class at the University of Victoria June 10 in an absorbing conversation about regional, national and international politics. He spoke about practicing diplomacy away from the host country's capital, BC's relations with the state of Washington and broadly with the United States, and the goal of public diplomacy, to explain US government policies, and trends in US society and culture, to Canadian audiences. The students were third and fourth year undergraduates. Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:00:00 GMT - PAO Indran Amirthanayagam engaged 22 students of a British Columbia politics class at the University of Victoria June 10 in an absorbing conversation about regional, national and international politics. He spoke about practicing diplomacy away from the host country's capital, BC's relations with the state of Washington and broadly with the United States, and the goal of public diplomacy, to explain US government policies, and trends in US society and culture, to Canadian audiences. The students were third and fourth year undergraduates. Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_releases/archives/2008_news_releases/june_2008/06102008_4.xml U.S. Customs and Border Protection Announces 2008 Reporting Requirements For Private Boat Operators In Puget Sound, Washington. http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_releases/archives/2008_news_releases/june_2008/06102008_4.xml Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:00:00 GMT - Vancouver PAO Indran Amirthanayagam spoke about the US election process to 15 students of an Englishlanguage class at Vancouver's Century College on June 5. He discussed the candidates, the electoral college, and reflected on the role of a citizen in a democracy. The students were Canadian landed immigrants from Thailand and South Korea, the teacher an American based in Pt. Roberts who has a family member pursuing a degree at UBC. Amirthanayagam engaged the students in a 90 minute conversation that was well received. Both speaker and students enjoyed the opportunity to reflect on the leading and positive US story of the day: the race begun between Barack Obama and John McCain. Thu, 5 Jun 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://ottawa.usembassy.gov/content/content.asp?section=embconsul&document=wilkins_journal_BCMay08 From May 18 - 21, I had an exciting and very full trip traveling to Northern British Columbia. I had the chance to visit communities such as Prince George, Chetwynd, Dawson Creek, and Fort St. John that are not often seen by U.S. Ambassadors. I have to say that I particularly enjoy such visits. I received truly warm and gracious welcomes at every stop on this four-city tour and greatly appreciated the chance to speak to folks from the heartland of Canada. My wife, Susan, and Vancouver's U.S. Consul General, Lewis Lukens, accompanied me on the trip, as did Canadian Member of Parliament (MP) Jay Hill, who had invited us to visit his riding. http://ottawa.usembassy.gov/content/content.asp?section=embconsul&document=wilkins_journal_BCMay08 Thu, 29 May 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=issues&document=peace_arch_051408 Vancouver, B.C. May 14 - Representatives from the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) gave a press briefing on construction at the Peace Arch Border Station and how this will be impacting travelers. http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=issues&document=peace_arch_051408 Wed, 14 May 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://ottawa.usembassy.gov/content/content.asp?section=embconsul&document=wilkins_speeches_VAN0408 Remarks by Ambassador David H. Wilkins at the Global Futures Forum in Vancouver, B.C. April 13, 2008. http://ottawa.usembassy.gov/content/content.asp?section=embconsul&document=wilkins_speeches_VAN0408 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=naic Consul General Lewis Lukens was the keynote luncheon speaker at the conference on North American Issues : Designing Institutions, Choosing Policies, held at University of British Columbia. The March 13-15, 2008 event was presented by The Network on North American Studies in Canada and the United States Studies Program at UBC. http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=naic Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=slideshow_wilkins_march08 Ambassador David Wilkins spent two days in British Columbia. He addressed the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce on March 12. The following day he visited Canadian troops and Afghanistan veterans at Jericho Barracks in Vancouver. After attending a roundtable discussion on the border and trade hosted by the Canadian American Business Council he delivered the keynote address at the CABC luncheon. http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=slideshow_wilkins_march08 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=pao_visit08 During a March 6 presentation to a University of British Columbia class on South Asian politics U.S. Embassy Ottawa PAO Linda Cheatham talked with the students about life and work at the U.S. Embassies in Kabul and Islamabad, as well as the U.S. Consulate General in Mumbai, since September 11, 2001. http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=pao_visit08 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/index.asp For more news from U.S. Consulate Vancouver, Canada, please visit the news vancouver.usconsulate.gov. http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/content/index.asp Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:00:00 GMT