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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14pt"><span style="font-weight: bold">October 17, 2005 <i>(2:00 p.m. EDT)</i><br>
No. 187</span></span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14pt"><span style="font-weight: bold">U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE CONDOLEEZZA RICE TO VISIT CANADA</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">Foreign Affairs Minister Pierre Pettigrew today announced that U.S. Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice will visit Ottawa from October 24 to 25, 2005.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">“No two countries in the world share a more close-knit partnership than Canada and the
U.S.” said Minister Pettigrew. “Our two countries work side by side every hour of every
day in areas vital to both our interests. However, it is face-to-face engagements that
allow us to consolidate that work, and to represent our respective nations on a more
personal level. I am very pleased to welcome Secretary Rice.” </span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">Minister Pettigrew and Secretary of State Rice are expected to discuss a wide range of
bilateral, hemispheric and global issues in which Canada and the U.S. share common
interests. Secretary of State Rice is also expected to meet with Prime Minister
Paul Martin.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">This will be Secretary of State  Rice's first official visit to Canada in her current capacity.
She also visited Canada as National Security Advisor to President Bush during the
President’s November 2004 visit to Ottawa. </span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">For more information on Canada-U.S. relations, please visit: </span></span></p>
<p><a href="https://bac-lac.wayback.archive-it.org/web/20070220185534/http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/can-am/main/menu-en.asp"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="text-decoration: underline">http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/can-am/main/menu-en.asp</span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="color: #000000">For further information, media representatives may contact:</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="color: #000000">Sébastien Théberge<br>
Director of Communications<br>
Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs<br>
(613) 995-1851</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="color: #000000">Media Relations Office<br>
Foreign Affairs Canada<br>
(613) 995-1874<br>
</span></span></span><a href="https://bac-lac.wayback.archive-it.org/web/20070220185534/http://www.international.gc.ca/"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="text-decoration: underline">http://www.international.gc.ca</span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></span></p>
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