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Viewing cable 06OTTAWA26, FY 2006 U.S. SPEAKER REQUEST: Former Congressmen
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06OTTAWA26 | 2006-01-05 18:13 | 2011-04-28 00:00 | UNCLASSIFIED | Embassy Ottawa |
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051813Z Jan 06
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 OTTAWA 000026
SIPDIS
STATE
SECSTATE FOR IIP/G/WHA - CBARONE; WHA/PDA - JCARPENTER-ROCK
MONTREAL, TORONTO AND VANCOUVER FOR PAOS
CALGARY FOR PA FIELD REP AND PASS TO APP WINNIPEG; HALIFAX
FOR PA FIELD REP
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KPAO OIIP CA
SUBJECT: FY 2006 U.S. SPEAKER REQUEST: Former Congressmen
James Greenwood (R-Pennsylvania) and Bob Carr (D-Michigan)
¶1. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Post requests two former U.S.
Congressmen, one Republican and one Democrat, as U.S.
Speakers for a program to include Carleton University
faculty and students in Ottawa, Parliamentary staff, and
government officials, media and academics in other Canadian
cities via videoconference. The two-day program, February 6-
8, co-sponsored with the U.S.-based Congress to Campus
Program, will include seminars with students and faculty at
Carleton University; meetings with government officials and
staffers; a reception hosted by Ambassador Wilkins; and
schedules permitting, a DVC with audiences at some of the
seven U.S. Consulates across Canada.
¶2. TIME FRAME: February 6-9, 2006 (international travel on
Feb 6 and Feb 9)
¶3. AUDIENCE: students, faculty, government officials,
politicians, parliamentary staffers, media.
¶4. PROPOSED TOPICS AND TYPES OF EVENTS:
Topics: The U.S. Policy-making Process; The U.S.
bipartisan, bicameral legislature and its promotion of
active debate on public policy; U.S.-Canada Relations:
Understanding differences in governance styles.
Formats: University seminars with political science,
history, economics, and journalism students; campus lecture;
informal discussion with Parliamentary staffers and interns;
interactive video conference with invited audiences in
Ottawa and participating U.S. Consulates across Canada (15-
minute introductory remarks followed by round-robin
questions and answers).
¶5. PURPOSE:
Canada's Ambassador to the United States recently made
public reference to the U.S. system of government as
"dysfunctional" in describing the perceived slowness and
ineffectiveness of U.S.G. actions that affect Canada. This
illustrates one of the fundamental areas in which Canadians
think they understand their nearest neighbors, but in fact
do not. Canadians are long accustomed to a system of
parliamentary democracy. The Prime Minister, assuming
his/her party holds a majority, faces little opposition
within the House of Commons and little dissent from the
appointed Senate or the court system. Assuming that the
U.S. balance of powers system works in a similar way, it is
difficult for Canadians to understand why, for example,
President Bush could not immediately follow through on the
administration's stated intent to reopen U.S. borders to
Canadian beef; or why, despite the administration's
opposition and the findings of a WTO panel, the
administration could not simply revoke the Byrd Amendment.
The proposed program with two former Congressmen from the
two major U.S. political parties would offer Canadian
students, politicians, officials, political aides and
journalists a rare opportunity to gain the Congressmen's
inside perspectives on the workings of American democracy.
Post expects their visit to result in new insights and a new
context for understanding the complexity of checks and
balances; and a fuller appreciation of the vitality of the
U.S. political system, including the opportunity for
thorough debate of issues that characterize the American
political process. Audiences will include Canadian
academics, students and journalists, who are some of our
most prominent critics; as well as politicians and staffers,
who will be forming a new national government after
elections on January 23.
This program supports three MPP goals: Close Ties with
Allies and Friends, Economic Prosperity, and Mutual
Understanding.
¶6. TYPE OR NAME OF SPECIALIST REQUIRED:
The post proposes this program in coordination with Carleton
University in Ottawa, renowned for its strong programs in
international relations and journalism, and the U.S.-based
Congress to Campus Program, a partnership between the
Stennis Center, the Center for Democracy and Citizenship
(CDC) at the Council for Excellence in Government, and the
U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress. The Program
traditionally sends former members to U.S. college campuses
to educate the next generation about American government,
politics and public affairs and about bipartisan
cooperation. Recent forays into international exchanges
have proved very worthwhile, as reported by U.S. Consulate
Toronto colleagues, who co-hosted members visiting the
University of Toronto last year.
Charles Clontz, Program Director at the Congress to Campus
Program, has recruited Congressmen Greenwood (Republican,
Pennsylvania) and Carr (Democrat, Michigan) for this
program. Clontz can be reached by e-mail at
cclonts@EXCELGOV.org.
Speakers:
James Greenwood
Biotechnology
Industry Organization
1225 Eye Street NW
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20005
202.962.9200
Contact:
Karen V. Cologne
Executive Assistant to the President & Board Assistant,
(202) 312-9267, kcologne@bio.org (mailto:kcologne@bio.org)
Bob Carr
2775 Unicorn Lane NW
Washington, D.C. 20003
202/543-5237
202/548-2343 (fax)
202/544-8195 (home
Speaker bio:
http://www.stennis.gov/Congressionalbios
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodispl ay.pl?index=G00
0439
http://www.bio.org/aboutbio/biography.asp?sp= 00078503
¶6. LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS: English
¶7. REQUESTS FOR SUPPORTING BIBLIOGRAPHIC MATERIALS: none
¶8. MISSION PROGRAM OFFICER: Elizabeth Kauffman, Cultural
Affairs Officer, U.S. Embassy Ottawa; e-mail
kauffmanec@state.gov; tel (613)688-5314, fax (613) 688-3101,
home (613) 745-0124, cell (513) 859-5295. Please also
include Sandra Weedmark on communications about this
project: weedmarksl@state.gov, 613-688-5313.
¶9. FUNDING SPECIFICS: Post wishes to share the program
costs as follows:
Post I-Bucks cover the following expenses for the two
speakers: :
1) Meals and Incidentals for four days (Monday-Thursday)
US rate: $89/day x 4 days = $356 x 2 persons = $712
2) Honorarium for four days (Mon-Thurs) @ $200/day x 4 days
x 2 persons = $1600
(Would be adjusted if they travel home on the third day)
3) Airport taxis: $30/trip x 2 trips x 2 persons = $120.
Congress to Campus covers the following costs for the
speakers, in cooperation with Carleton University:
1) Roundtrip international airfare for both Congressmen
2) Lodging for both Congressmen
3) Local transport to/from Carleton, if not provided by
Carleton.
¶10. Post looks forward to working with IIP to implement
this innovative program.
WILKINS