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“Change Your Climate, Change Our World” video contest About the Contest "Change Your Climate, Change Our World" is the theme of ExchangesConnect’s 2nd Annual Video Contest. Tell us in a video no longer than 2 minutes what you or somebody you know is doing to make your community a better place, and in the process contributing to a healthier, safer, cleaner, and more peaceful world for all of us and you may win an all-expense-paid international exchange program! Remember, small changes in your local community can make a big difference in our world! The prize is an approximately two-week long, all-expense-paid exchange program! The contest opened on November 17, 2009 and will close on January 12, 2010. All individuals ages 14 and over are eligible to participate. [enter now]. November 2009 Darlene Wight, Curator of Inuit Art at the Winnipeg Art Gallery Darlene Wight, Curator of Inuit Art at the Winnipeg Art Gallery, participated in a 10-day professional exchange program sponsored by U.S. Consulate Winnipeg in early October. Wight was joined by nine other curators and art professionals from galleries and museums across Canada in a dynamic program that introduced the group to colleagues in Washington D.C., Atlanta and Minneapolis. The group also visited galleries and museums in those cities and were exposed to the latest curatorial methods in use in the United States. While Darlene was participating in the program, Ambassador Jacobson paid a visit to the Winnipeg Art Gallery and made a point of touring the gallery’s Inuit vault, the collection that Darlene curates. He was intrigued by the vast, world-class collection Darlene has assembled and looks forward to returning so he can benefit from Darlene’s expertise in explaining the collection. National American Indian & Alaska Native Heritage Month U.S. Consulate Winnipeg celebrates National American Indian & Alaska Native Heritage Month (November 1-30). More Information is available at: America.gov – includes features, articles, photo galleries, and other resources on the achievements of American Indians and other indigenous groups. eJournal USA: Indigenous People. 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] Consulate News Archive >>

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. [read more] . NATO’s 60th anniversary NATO’s 60th anniversary is a remarkable achievement. What started as 14 short treaty articles has contributed to an unprecedented period of peace, freedom and prosperity. [official website] [photo gallery/podcast] 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.