Embassy/Consulates Closure Notice
The US Embassy Ottawa and all US Consulates in Canada will be closed on Wednesday November 11, to observe Remembrance Day (Canada) and Veterans' Day (United States).

Holiday Travel Advisory Veterans Day and Remembrance Day
Pembina N.D. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection reminds travelers planning trips across the border into the United States to make sure they have their proper documents and to anticipate possible heavy traffic during the observance of Veterans Day in the United States and Remembrance Day in Canada on November 11. [more]

H1N1 Influenza (Flu)
The United States, Canada and Mexico continue to work together with international organizations in actively monitoring the H1N1 flu outbreak. For additional and latest information, please visit: http://www.flu.gov/
Related: [travel alerts][President Obama's remarks September 1, 2009].

Ambassador Jacobson and Ambassador-designate Gary Doer arrive in Winnipeg on Via Rail train


Ambassadors and spouses have dinner and discussion on Via Rail train in Manitoba

New U.S. Consul Arrives in Winnipeg
Michelle Jones recently arrived in Winnipeg to take up the position of Consul and Principal Officer at the U.S. Consulate in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Ms. Jones is a career diplomat, having most recently served as Chief of the Public Affairs Section at the U.S. Embassy in Trinidad and Tobago. She has also served overseas in Warsaw, Poland; and Dhaka, Bangladesh. [More]   [Media advisory].

U.S. Consul meets Winnipeg Mayor Sam Katz

David C. Jacobson - U.S. Ambassador to Canada
October 2 - On October 2, 2009 David Jacobson presented his credentials in Ottawa to the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada. David Jacobson is now the 22nd United States Ambassador to Canada.

September 25 - David Jacobson was nominated by President Barack Obama to become the United States Ambassador to Canada on June 5, 2009 and was confirmed unanimously by the United States Senate on September 23, 2009. On September 25, 2009 he was sworn in at the Department of State as a U.S. Ambassador. [photos/biography] .

16 September 09
Remarks by President Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Harper during joint press availability
PRESIDENT OBAMA: Hello, everybody. Prime Minister Harper and I have just had an excellent conversation, reiterating the extraordinary friendship and bond between the American and the Canadian people. We discussed both our bilateral relationship on issues of energy, our borders, issues of trade, and how we can continue to strengthen the already excellent relations that we have. [more].

Joint statement by President Obama and Prime Minister Harper on accelerating economic recovery and job creation
President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Stephen Harper today discussed common approaches to accelerating economic recovery, in North America and globally. [more]

21 August 09
Ramadan Kareem
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. [more/video].

Just in time for Ramadan, the “Islam Around the World” flickr group has been launched!
flickr.com - The group asks you to share your images or create new ones that complete the phrase, “Islam is…” Tell us what Islam means to you in your life, your city, your country. Please add your photographs to our group and describe in the caption box what your image is about. We’d like to share as many of these images as possible on our blog, our website and our Facebook page. If you’d like us to include your photos among those we share elsewhere, please remove any copyright restrictions and let us know how you’d like to be credited.

Join the group and upload your photos or simply send your photos in an email to: state61per@photos.flickr.com. Include in the email: the title in the subject line, the description in the body and the photo attached. Please Tag the photos #Islam. You can do that by putting “tags: #Islam” in the body of your email.

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Read the Ambassador's Blog
Ambassador Jacobson has started a blog to inform Canadians about what we are doing at the Embassy, the views of the U.S. government, the people he meets and the experiences he has.
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Devil's Lake Diversion, a flood-prevention plan to allow water from Devil's Lake in North Dakota to flow into the Sheyenne River, a tributary to the transboundary Red River. More

Help stop terrorism through the U.S. Government's Rewards for Justice Program.