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Media Briefing on President Obama's Visit to Canada

In response to President Obama’s first trip to Ottawa for a series of quick meetings to discuss important issues in the bilateral relationship, Paul Frazer and Jodi White of the Wilson Center's Canada Institute Advisory Board offered their thoughts on the visit.

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Tuesday
Feb. 17, 2009
7:30am – 9:00am ET

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Speakers: David Biette, Director, Canada Institute, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; Paul Frazer, Senior Advisor, mCapitol Management; Jodi White, Public Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and former President of the Public Policy Forum

In the midst of the domestic issues President Obama is working on, he will soon take his first trip abroad as president when he will visit Canada's capital, Ottawa, for a series of quick meetings on Thursday, February 19. President Obama will meet with Canadian Prime Minister Harper to discuss important issues in the bilateral relationship. Paul Frazer and Jodi White of the Wilson Center's Canada Institute Advisory Board will gather for a special briefing to assess developments and issues related to the visit. Each will give a very brief presentation followed by a Q&A session.

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Canada Institute

The mission of the Wilson Center's Canada Institute is to raise the level of knowledge of Canada in the United States, particularly within the Washington, DC policy community.  Research projects, initiatives, podcasts, and publications cover contemporary Canada, US-Canadian relations, North American political economy, and Canada's global role as it intersects with US national interests.  Read more

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