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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14pt"><span style="font-weight: bold">April 11, 2006 <i>(3:30 p.m. EDT)</i><br>
No. 35</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">MINISTER MACKAY TO TRAVEL TO WASHINGTON </span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay today announced that he will be in Washington,
D.C., on April 13, 2006, to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">“I am happy to have this opportunity to sit down with Secretary Rice and to build on the
positive momentum established in the recent meeting in Cancun between Prime
Minister Stephen Harper and President George W. Bush,” said Minister MacKay. “We
are committed to pursuing a productive and cooperative relationship with our closest
ally and friend.”</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">Minister MacKay and Secretary Rice will have a meeting followed by a working lunch.
Discussions are expected to cover a wide range of bilateral issues including border
management and transboundary waters. Minister MacKay and Secretary Rice are also
expected to talk about hemispheric developments and cooperation, as well as global
issues, including international security and UN reform.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">While in Washington, Minister MacKay will also take the opportunity to meet with the
Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza.
In their discussions, Minister MacKay and Secretary General Insulza will discuss a
number of important hemispheric issues, including support for governance and
democracy in the Americas.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">For further information, media representatives may contact:</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">Media Relations Office<br>
Foreign Affairs Canada<br>
(613) 995-1874<br>
</span></span><a href="https://bac-lac.wayback.archive-it.org/web/20070221012612/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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