Governmental Affairs (Canada-U.S. Relations)

Canadian State Visits to the White House

katherine — Wed, 15 May 2024 16:17:56 +0000

Canadian State Visits to the White House katherine Wed, 05/15/2024 - 13:17

Canadian State Visits to the White House

This is the White House Historical Association's timeline of Canadian state visits to the White House since the first visit in 1927 by Canada's Governor General Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon and his wife Marie.

Citation

"Canadian State Visits to the White House." The White House Historical Association. https://www.whitehousehistory.org/press-room/press-timelines/canadian-state-visits-to-the-white-house (accessed June 13, 2022).

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Governmental Affairs (Canada-U.S. Relations)

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Info Note

Presidential and Secretary Travels to Canada 1923–Present

katherine — Wed, 15 May 2024 16:15:36 +0000

Presidential and Secretary Travels to Canada 1923–Present katherine Wed, 05/15/2024 - 13:15

Presidential and Secretary Travels to Canada 1923–Present

President Franklin D. Roosevelt made the first consequential visit to Canada in Quebec City on July 31st, 1936, where he met Governor General Lord Tweedsmuir.
For over sixty years following this visit, it was tradition for the new president to make their first state visit to Canada until 2001 when George W. Bush visited Mexico first.
This resource documents all of the Presidential and Secretary travels to Canada starting from President Warren G. Harding in 1923 to President Donald J. Trump in 2018.

Citation

United States Department of State. Office of the Historian. Canada. Accessed June 6, 2022. https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/travels/president/canada

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Governmental Affairs (Canada-U.S. Relations)

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Info Note

US-Canada Relations under Franklin D. Roosevelt

katherine — Wed, 15 May 2024 16:12:19 +0000

US-Canada Relations under Franklin D. Roosevelt katherine Wed, 05/15/2024 - 13:12

US-Canada Relations under Franklin D. Roosevelt

This publication by Four Freedoms Park Conservancy Inc. (a non-profit organization that programs Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms State Park on Roosevelt Island) explores the relationship between the United States and Canada under President D. Roosevelt's leadership.
It is widely recognized that the relationship between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lyon Mackenzie King set the template for intergovernmental collaboration that in many ways, still remains between Canada and the United States today.
From Canada emerging out of British rule, to the collaboration during WW2, to Mackenzie King and Franklin Roosevelt's unique relationship with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and the collaboration on drafting the United States Charter, it is no question that the two leaders transformed the Canada-US relationship.

Citation

"Neighbors and Allies: United States-Canada Relations Under Franklin D. Roosevelt and Canada." Four Freedoms: Preparing for War, Envisioning Peace. Four Freedoms Park Conservancy. Accessed on June 1, 2022. https://fdr4freedoms.org/wp-content/themes/fdf4fdr/DownloadablePDFs/III_FourFreedoms/03_NeighborsandAllies.pdf

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Governmental Affairs (Canada-U.S. Relations)

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Editorial

Fulbright in Canada

katherine — Wed, 15 May 2024 16:10:37 +0000

Fulbright in Canada katherine Wed, 05/15/2024 - 13:10

Fulbright in Canada

The Fulbright program is a bi-national, treaty-based, non-governmental, not-for-profit reciprocal residential exchange organization between Canada and the US that provides opportunities to Canadian and American students, scholars, and researches to study, lecture and/or conduct research in the other country.
The initial Fulbright concept was introduced in 1946 by President Harry Truman and Canada has been involved for over the last 30 years providing support to students, scholars, researchers, and teachers through programs that are open to individuals in all fields.

Citation

United States Department of State. Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Fulbright in Canada. Accessed on May 20, 2022. https://eca.state.gov/fulbright/country/canada

Further Readings

For Canada's Fulbright Website: https://www.fulbright.ca/

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Governmental Affairs (Canada-U.S. Relations)

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Program

US-Canada High Level Policy review Group

katherine — Wed, 15 May 2024 16:09:06 +0000

US-Canada High Level Policy review Group katherine Wed, 05/15/2024 - 13:09

US-Canada High Level Policy review Group

The High-Level Policy Review Group is a way in which the United States and Canada meet and coordinate actions to respond to global issues and as a means of working together to bring peace, security, democracy, and the rule of law around the globe while also mobilizing international support.
This group was launched in 2009 and had its last meeting in 2020 at Mt. Vernon, Virginia, and is typically chaired by the US Secretary of State for Political Affairs and the Canadian Deputy (or Assistant Deputy) Minister for International Security and Political Affairs.

Citation

U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Canada. U.S.-Canada High Level Policy Review Group. Accessed on May 18, 2022. https://ca.usembassy.gov/tag/u-s-canada-high-level-policy-review-group/

Further Readings

For details of the 2020 meeting in Virginia: https://ca.usembassy.gov/u-s-canada-high-level-policy-review-group-meets-at-mount-vernon-virginia/

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Governmental Affairs (Canada-U.S. Relations)

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Info Note

Canada and the US: Diplomatic Issues

katherine — Wed, 15 May 2024 16:08:09 +0000

Canada and the US: Diplomatic Issues katherine Wed, 05/15/2024 - 13:08

Canada and the US: Diplomatic Issues

This source outlines the main areas of importance between the Canada-US diplomatic relationship and includes agreements and initiatives that both countries are involved in.
This includes trade and investment, defense, border, environment, energy, agriculture, and the arctic.

Citation

U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Canada. Current Issues. United States Department of State. https://ca.usembassy.gov/our-relationship/policy-history/us-canada-policy/ (accessed April 17, 2022).

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Governmental Affairs (Canada-U.S. Relations)

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Info Note

Presidential Visits to Canada

katherine — Wed, 15 May 2024 16:07:18 +0000

Presidential Visits to Canada katherine Wed, 05/15/2024 - 13:07

Presidential Visits to Canada

This is a list of all visits made by United States Presidents to Canada throughout their presidency.
The list begins in July 1923 with President Warren G. Harding visiting Vancouver on his way back from Alaska, up until President Donald J. Trump's visit to La Malbaie, Quebec in 2018.

Citation

U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Canada. Presidential Visits to Canada. United States Department of State. https://ca.usembassy.gov/our-relationship/policy-history/presidential-visits-to-canada/ (accessed April 17, 2022).

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Governmental Affairs (Canada-U.S. Relations)

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Info Note

Ambassadors to Canada

katherine — Wed, 15 May 2024 16:06:08 +0000

Ambassadors to Canada katherine Wed, 05/15/2024 - 13:06

Ambassadors to Canada

This page identifies the list of officials who have served as chiefs of the United States Mission in Canada ever since William Phillips in 1927, when the American Legation in Ottawa was established as he presented his credentials as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.

Citation

U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Canada. Past Ambassadors. United States Department of States. https://ca.usembassy.gov/our-relationship/policy-history/past-ambassadors/ (accessed April 16, 2022)

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Governmental Affairs (Canada-U.S. Relations)

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Info Note

History of US Mission in Canada

katherine — Wed, 15 May 2024 16:04:23 +0000

History of US Mission in Canada katherine Wed, 05/15/2024 - 13:04

History of US Mission in Canada

This page discusses the history of the US mission in Canada along with the historic and modern role played by the Consulate Generals in creating and facilitating economic/political relations and agreements.
This resource highlights that the US has maintained an official presence in Canada since 1833 with the opening of the first Consulate in Halifax and discusses the services provided by Consulates that have opened since that time.
This source also outlines several key moments between Canada and the US in its early relationship including :William Phillips being appointed as the first US Minister to Canada in 1927; and the US delegation in Ottawa being upgraded to embassy status in 1943 to recognize Canada's independent foreign policy and to promote more wartime cooperation between Canada and the US.
Additionally, this source highlights how the U.S. Embassy and Consulates have played a vital role in bilateral and multilateral relationships between Canada and the United States for well over a century.

Citation

U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Canada. History of the U.S. Mission in Canada. United States Department of State. https://ca.usembassy.gov/our-relationship/policy-history/io/ (accessed April 14, 2022).

Further Readings

For more information on William Phillips being appointed as the first US Minister to Canada: https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1927/4/1/new-minister-has-hard-task
& https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1927v01/d355

For more information on the history of the US Embassy in Ottawa, Canada and some diplomatic ties between Canada and the US: https://diplomacy.state.gov/places/u-s-embassy-ottawa-canada/

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Governmental Affairs (Canada-U.S. Relations)

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Info Note

History of the Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations between Canada and the US

katherine — Wed, 15 May 2024 15:55:40 +0000

History of the Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations between Canada and the US katherine Wed, 05/15/2024 - 12:55

History of the Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations between Canada and the US

This is a guide to the recognition, diplomatic, and consular relations between Canada and the United States starting from the first bilateral fishing treaty made in 1923.
This guide includes when the United States recognized Canada as an independent union and when diplomatic relations were formally established in 1927, the establishment of the American legation in Ottawa also in 1927, and the elevation of legation to embassy status in 1943.

Citation

Office of the Historian. Foreign Service Institute. A Guide to the United States' History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations, by Country, since 1776: Canada. United States Department of State. https://history.state.gov/countries/canada (accessed March 21, 2022)

Further Readings

For more information on building Canada's National Identity and Canada's relationship with the United States during this time: https://opentextbc.ca/postconfederation/chapter/12-6-building-a-national-identity/

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Governmental Affairs (Canada-U.S. Relations)

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Info Note