MEDIA ADVISORIES

REVISED VERSION

April 2, 2003 No. 32

GRAHAM TO HOLD TOWN HALL MEETING IN WINDSOR

Media representatives are advised that Foreign Affairs Minister Bill Graham will host a Town Hall meeting on A Dialogue on Foreign Policy in Windsor, Ontario, on April 4. This meeting is part of a series of public consultations to engage Canadians in discussions on the future direction and priorities of Canadian foreign policy. International Cooperation Minister Susan Whelan will participate in the Town Hall meeting.

Please note that Mr. Graham had to cancel the April 3 Town Hall meeting in Kingston in order to attend a NATO Special Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Brussels.

Event: Town Hall meeting on A Dialogue on Foreign Policy (Open coverage)

Date: Friday, April 4

Time: 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. (Media availability at approximately 5:55 p.m.)

Location: Moot Court

Law Building

University of Windsor

Windsor, Ontario

Individuals with access to the Internet can read the discussion paper and submit their views, as well as participate in on-line discussions, by visiting http://www.foreign-policy-dialogue.ca. Copies of the discussion paper can be ordered by calling toll-free 1 800 267-8376, or by writing to A Dialogue on Foreign Policy, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, 125 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G2. Written comments may also be sent to this address. All responses are requested by May 1, 2003.

For more information, please contact:

Isabelle Savard

Director of Communications

Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs

(613) 995-1851

Media Relations Office

Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

(613) 995-1874

Marta Anderson

Office of the Minister for International Cooperation

(819) 953-6238

Media Relations Office

Canadian International Development Agency

(819) 953-6534

E-mail: info@acdi-cida.gc.ca

http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca

This document is also available on the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's Internet site: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca