June 29, 2010

10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.

Plan Colombia and the Mérida Initiative:
Comparatives and Lessons Learned

FOCAL Board Room

A colloquium presented by the GW Center for Latin American Issues and the Strategic Studies Institute of the United States Army War College

With

Carolina Barco Isakson, Ambassador of Colombia to the United States

Arturo Sarukhan, Ambassador of Mexico to the United States

Moderator: Alex Crowther, Research Professor of National Security Studies, Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College

June 18, 2010

1-2p.m.

Back from Lima: Reflections on the 40th Organization of American States General Assembly

FOCAL Board Room

With:

John Graham, FOCAL Chair Emeritus and Member of the Friends of the Inter-American Democratic Charter

Lesley Burns, FOCAL Project Manager, Governance and Civil Society

Upon their return from the 40th OAS General Assembly held in Lima, Peru, John Graham and Lesley Burns will present an overview of its main resolutions. They will reflect on discussions about Honduras and civil society participation at the OAS among other themes. This event will be an opportunity to get an insider view on inter-American co-operation, its challenges and prospects.

June 16, 2010

11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Latin American and Caribbean diaspora engaging for development:
CUSO-VSO's support through its Diaspora Program

The fourth in FOCAL's Seminar Series on Migration and Development

FOCAL Board Room

With guest speaker:

Rosa Candia, Diaspora Volunteering Program Coordinator,
CUSO-VSO

The seminar will examine the experience of CUSO-VSO in developing a model to work with diasporas as key stakeholders in international development work. The presentation will highlight the results of a diaspora feasability study on El Salvador and Jamaica.

The new seminar initiative aims to share expertise and good practice on migration and development management with stakeholder groups in Canada (including government, development practitioners, Diasporas and civil society) through a series of dynamic seminars.  

June 17, 2010

10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Challenges in education: the cases of Bolivia and Peru

FOCAL Boardroom

The conference will include three presentations around the following themes:

• Teacher-related policies: the need to produce evidence for policy purposes, presented by Cesar Guadalupe, Senior Program Specialist, UNESCO-UIS.

• Challenges in education under the new decentralization scheme in Bolivia, presented by María Cristina Mejía, International Consultant, Former Education Minister of Bolivia.

• Improving the quality of education in Peru, presented by Javier Luque, Education Specialist, World Bank.

May 27, 2010

4-6 p.m.

A reception to honour the recipients of the "10 Most Influential Hispanics" awards on the occasion of their visit to Ottawa

The “10 Most Influential Hispanic Canadians" is an annual national awards program operating since 2007 to recognize the contributions of Hispanics to Canada.

May 27, 2010

11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Temporary Foreign Worker Health Issues:
A Mexican Case Study

The third in FOCAL's Seminar Series on Migration and Development

FOCAL Board Room

With guest speaker:

Jenna Hennebry, Associate Director, International Migration Research Centre (IMRC)

The seminar will examine the issues of health risks and barriers to health care faced by temporary  foreign workers, with a focus on Mexican agricultural labourers.

May 12, 2010

7-8:30 p.m.

Haiti's future: How can we help?
Canada's Developement Assistance Program

Saint Brigid’s Centre for the Arts and Humanities
310 St. Patrick St., Ottawa

Chair:      

Soraya Hassanali, President, Society for International Development, Ottawa-Gatineau Chapter.


Panelists:

David Edwards, Special Policy Advisor, Haiti Task Force, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT)
 
Carlo Dade, Executive Director, Canadian Foundation for the Americas (FOCAL)

David Smith, Businessman and Philanthropist, Ottawa
 
Stephen Baranyi, Professor, School of International Development and Global Studies, University of Ottawa

March 29, 2010

11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Engaging the Haitian Diaspora in Development

The second in FOCAL's Seminar Series on Migration and Development

FOCAL Board Room

With guest speakers (via videoconference):

Dr. Jean Claude Icart, Research Chair for Immigration, Ethnicity and Citizenship, Université de Québec a Montréal (UQAM)

Katleen Félix, Project Director and Diaspora Coordinator, FONKOZE

Dr. Manuel Orozco, Director of Remittances and Development, Inter-American Dialogue

March 17, 2010

3:30-5 p.m.

Human Rights in Colombia: Experience, Advances and Challenges

With Adriana Mejía,
Deputy Minister for Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia

FOCAL Board Room 

Ms. Mejía will talk about the process of self-reflection, self-assessment, and self-criticism that the Colombian Government has pursued in order to identify barriers and challenges to the State’s capacity to safeguard the full enjoyment of human rights. In doing so, Colombia has chosen to engage in a decisive manner in the strengthening of its own institutions, as well as in the building of the United Nations System on Human Rights, particularly of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). This presentation will draw upon the transformation Colombia has achieved in recent years and on the lessons learned along the way.

Ms. Mejía is currently Deputy Minister for Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia, where she is responsible for areas such as international security; human rights; economic, environmental and social issues, and international cooperation.

A Dialogue Between Civil Society and the Candidates for Secretary General and Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States

FOCAL Board Room 

Please view the agenda for this OAS dialogue in English or in Spanish.

February 25, 2010

1-3 p.m.

Human Rights NGOs in the Americas

on the occasion of the visit of Humberto Prado,

Director of the Venezuelan Prison Observatory

FOCAL Board Room 

Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT) is sponsoring Humberto Prado's visit to Canada in light of his Human Rights Award win for the work he has done for Venezuelan prisons.

Mr. Prado was invited to be a prison director after finishing his law studies. A former prisoner, he observed that the security personnel within the prison was corrupt. He played a large role in the overhaul of the prison system including training programs for guards to reduce corruption and prison violence, as well as retraining prisoners for reintegration into society.

In September 2002, Mr. Prado organized a group to create the Venezuelan Prison Observatory using his family's savings. The group has become one of the most prominent defenders of human rights in Venezuela.

February 22, 2010

9-10 a.m.

Obama, Congress and Canada-U.S. Co-operation in the Americas: An Inside the Beltway Analysis

With:

Peter Hakim, Outgoing President,  Inter-American Dialogue

Michael Shifter, Incoming President, Inter-American Dialogue

FOCAL Board Room 

Peter Hakim is currently the president of the Inter-American Dialogue, a centre for policy analysis and exchange on Western Hemisphere affairs based in Washington.  He writes and speaks on hemispheric issues and has testified more than a dozen times before Congress. He has written articles for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, the Financial Times, the New York Times and the Washington Post, among others. He has taught at MIT and Columbia University and has served on boards and advisory committees for Human Rights Watch, the Inter-American Development Bank and the World Bank.

Michael Shifter is currently the vice-president for policy and is the director of the Andean program at the Inter-American Dialogue. He has been an adjunct professor of Latin American politics at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service since 1993. He has written for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Harvard International Review and the New York Times, among others. Since 1996 he has testified before Congress about U.S. policy toward Latin America and is the co-editor of Constructing Democratic Governance in Latin America. 

February 11, 2010

10:30-11:30 a.m.

First Seminar Series on Migration and Development

When: The first seminar will be held Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 at the Canadian Foundation for the Americas, located at 1 Nicholas St., Suite 720 Ottawa, Ontario.

The seminar will focus on the question “Linking Migration and Public Policy: Why Does It Matter?”  Guest speakers from London’s Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), will be presenting by videoconference:

Laura Chappell is a Senior Research Fellow at IPPR. Since 2006, she has authored and edited a number of publications on migration and development and the economics of migration to the UK, both for IPPR and for organisations such as the OECD and UNDP. Previously Laura worked as an ODI Fellow at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat in Fiji and for the Liberal Democrat Policy and Research Unit on Treasury issues. Laura holds an MSc with Distinction in Development Economics from the School of Oriental and African Studies, and a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford.

Alex Glennie is a Research Fellow at IPPR, where she has worked on a range of international and security issues since 2006. During this time, she has served on the Secretariat of IPPR's Commission on National Security in the 21st Century, contributed to a programme of research on migration and development and has led the Institute’s work on political Islam in the Middle East and North Africa.   Prior to this she worked at AccountAbility, an international NGO committed to promoting accountability for sustainable development. Alex holds an MA in International Studies and Diplomacy from the School of Oriental and African Studies, and a BA honours degree in International History from the London School of Economics.


The new initiative aims to share expertise and good practice on migration and development management with stakeholder groups in Canada (including government, development practitioners, Diasporas and civil society) through a series of dynamic video conferences between January and August 2010.

Chile, Honduras and Bolivia: An Elections Roundtable: January 19, 2010

CANADEM Conference Room, 10th Floor, 1 Nicholas St., Ottawa, Canada

With: Marta Lagos, Executive Director, Latinobarómetro (via video conference); Paul Haslam, FOCAL Non-Resident Fellow and Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa; John Graham, Chair Emeritus of FOCAL Board; Alexandre Lévêque, Director, Caribbean, Central America & Regional Policy, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade; Ronald Rojas, Project Manager, Health and Education, FOCAL; Tandy Shephard, Project Manager, Mapping Knowledge for Development in the Americas, FOCAL;Susan Spronk, Assistant Professor, School of International Development & Global Studies, University of Ottawa

FOCAL is bringing together leading analysts for a wide-ranging exchange of views on the three major elections that recently took place in Chile, Honduras and Bolivia. The speakers’ brief remarks will be followed by a discussion among participants.

Please note that Chatham House rules will be in effect for this event. This signifies that there will be free discussion and anonymity of speakers is to be preserved. The use of any recording devices will not be permitted.

Please RSVP to Ruth Mestechkin at rmestechkin@focal.ca or 613-562-0005 ext. 237 no later than January 18, 2010. Space is limited.

Countering Threats to Security and Stability Lessons Learned from Colombia with Peter DeShazo

FOCAL Board Room, Suite 720, 1 Nicholas St., Ottawa, Canada

Peter DeShazo is the Director of the Americas program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). He will be discussing a new report, discussion on the new CSIS report, "Countering Threats to Security and Stability: Lessons Learned from Colombia" during a brown bag discussion at FOCAL.

Please register online or RSVP to Ruth Mestechkin rmestechkin@focal.ca 613-562-0005 ext. 237 no later than October 5, 2009.

Global Forum on Migration and Development
Athens, Greece
FOCAL’s Labour Mobility Project Manager, Barbara MacLaren, will attend Civil Society Days at this year’s Global Forum on Migration and Development. On the agenda is how migration and development can work
toward achieving the Millennium Development Goals and how policy-relevant migration data and research and policy coherence relate to one another.

Visit the 2009 Global Forum's website for more information.

Health Policy and Exclusion in Bolivia: Lessons Learned
Ottawa, Canada
FOCAL's Health and Education Project Manager Ronald Rojas hosted health experts Rory Narváez and Érika Silva who presented and then engaged in a roundtable discussion to explore potential policy options that may contribute to improving health outcomes in Bolivia.

For more information, contact Ronald Rojas at 613-562-0005 ext. 255 or by email rrojas@focal.ca.

Une conversation au sujet de l'Honduras et l'engagement canadien

Université d'Ottawa, Le 90 Université, Salon, rez-de-chaussée, Ottawa, Canada

José Miguel Insulza, Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) and Paul Durand, Canadian Ambassador to the Organization of American States (2001-2006) and Ambassador to Costa Rica and Honduras (1992-1995) will discuss Canada's engagement on the situation in Honduras.

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Background Information

Situation in Honduras website, Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

San José Accord, proposed by mediator President Oscar Arias of Costa Rica

OAS Statements
September 1: OAS Secretary-General Statement After Meeting with OAS and President Zelaya, September 1, 2009
August 28: OAS Mission of Foreign Ministers that Visited Honduras Statement
August 26: OAS Secretary-General Will Continue Dialogue to Find a Solution to the Crisis in Honduras
August 13: OAS Secretary-General Statement After Meeting Honduran Delegation
July 16: OAS Resolution on Honduras
July 15: Insulza: "If you want to have democratic rule and improve the quality of democracy, don't try to justify its rape."
July 7: OAS Fully Supports Mediation of President Arias of Honduras
July 5: OAS Suspends Membership of Honduras
June 28: OAS Secretary-General Condemns Coup Against Government of Honduras

Anything but Human Rights: U.S. Policy Toward Cuba
with Arturo Lopez-Levy

FOCAL Board Room, 1 Nicholas Street, Suite 702 (seventh floor), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Arturo Lopez-Levy is a lecturer and a doctoral candidate at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies of the University of Denver. He has Master Degrees in Economics from Carleton University (1997) and in International Affairs from Columbia University (2003). His undergraduate work was at the Instituto Superior de Relaciones Internacionales, Havana. Mr Lopez-Levy has worked as a consultant on Cuba for the Economist, Conde Naste Traveller and the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. He also has worked as graduate assistant at the Carter Center (2005) and the Inter-American Dialogue (2004).  Earlier on, he was a political analyst in the Ministry of the Interior, Government of Cuba. Currently Lopez-Levy is a fellow at the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy.

Brazil's Foreign Policy in Latin America and the Caribbean

Board Room, 12th floor, 1 Nicholas Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

H.E. Marcel F. Biato is the head of the Advisory for External Relations at the Presidency of the Republic of Brazil. He will provide an in-depth overview and insights into Brazilian foreign policy before the discussion converts into a roundtable format for a lively exchange with Canadians involved in foreign policy.

The Cuba Wars: Fidel Castro, the United States and the Next Revolution with Daniel Erikson
12th Floor Boardroom, 1 Nicholas Street, 12th floor, Ottawa, Canada

Daniel Erikson is the senior associate for U.S. policy and director of Caribbean programs at the Inter-American Dialogue.  He is a frequent commentator in the U.S. and international media and has written extensively on Cuba, the Caribbean and Latin America. Erikson has taught Latin American politics at Johns Hopkins-SAIS, and has testified before the U.S. Congress.  His past positions include research associate at Harvard Business School and Fulbright scholar in U.S.-Mexican business relations. He earned a Masters in Public Policy as a Dean’s Fellow at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and a BA from Brown University.

Please note that the planned book signing at 5:30 pm on May 8 at Nicholas Hoare Books has been cancelled due to the author's travel plans.

Trade Unions, Human Rights and Democracy in Cuba: A Prisoner's Perspective
Ottawa, Canada
Pedro Pablo has been active in attempting to establish independent trade unions in Cuba since his youth and is a leading advocate for trade union rights in Cuba. He has been active at the ILO reporting on human rights violations in Cuba, specifically violations of the freedom of association. At the time of his arrest, he was General Secretary of the United Workers' Council of Cuba (CUTC), an independent union affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC). Please RSVP to Peter Moore pmoore@focal.ca 613-562-0005 ext. 255 no later than April
21, 2009.
Invitation

An Agenda for the Americas
George Washington University
Washington, D.C., United States
This symposium is to consider how best to invigorate U.S.-Hemispheric relations and enhance regional security. It is organized by George Washington University and the Strategic Studies Institute and co-sponsored by FOCAL, the Center for Strategic & International Studies, Inter-American Dialogue, Council of the Americas, and The Heritage Foundation.
Final Report
Agenda
Webcast

Freedom of Expression and Human Rights in Venezuela
Ottawa, Canada
Human rights and freedom of expression activists from Venezuela will speak about their work in Venezuela. The speakers will be Carlos Ayala, human rights lawyer; Carlos Correa, Director, Espacio Público; Solbella Pérez, El Comité de Familiares de las Víctimas; and Humberto Prado, Observatorio de Prisiones.

Democratic Governance in the Americas: Canada’s National
Alliance for the Implementation of Summit Mandates
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
March 27, 2009
FOCAL, the Latin American Research Centre at the University of Calgary and the Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions at the University of British Columbia are hosting a series of half-day meetings with Canadian civil society organizations, government officials and democratic governance experts to: a) Discuss Summit themes and processes, status of preparations and what to expect; b) Develop a National Alliance Action Plan for advancing democratic governance in Canada in support of Summit mandate fulfillment; and c) Document Canadian experiences and expertise in themes and mandates on the Summit of the Americas agenda.
Invitation

Democratic Governance in the Americas: Canada’s National
Alliance for the Implementation of Summit Mandates
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
FOCAL, the Latin American Research Centre at the University of Calgary and the Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions at the University of British Columbia are hosting a series of half-day meetings with Canadian civil society organizations, government officials and democratic governance experts to: a) Discuss Summit themes and processes, status of preparations and what to expect; b) Develop a National Alliance Action Plan for advancing democratic governance in Canada in support of Summit mandate fulfillment; and c) Document Canadian experiences and expertise in themes and mandates on the Summit of the Americas agenda. Invitation

2008 Latinobarómetro Report on Democracy in Latin America
Ottawa, Canada and Washington, DC, United States
Marta Lagos, Executive Director of Latinobarómetro presented the highlights of the 2008 survey on democracy in Latin America at the inter-American Dialogue in Washington, DC, with FOCAL participating by teleconference from Ottawa, Canada. Please confirm your attendance by February 26 at the latest by contacting FOCAL's Director of Communications, Peter Moore.

Demobilization and Reintegration in Colombia
Ottawa, Canada
Frank Pearl, Presidential High Counselor for Social and Economic Reintegration to Colombia, will meet with Canadian civil society organizations to discuss demobilization and reintegration in Colombia. Please confirm your attendance by February 25 at the latest by contacting FOCAL's Director of Communications Peter Moore.

Modernities: Indigenous and Afrodescendant Struggles in Latin America conference
Austin, Texas, United States
Racquel Smith, program manager of FOCAL's Economic Development in Afro-Latino Communities project, and consultant José Guillermo Guevara Torres, will present a paper on "Latin America’s Indigenous and Afro-Descendent Populations in Comparative Perspective: Cantos Mágicos for Individual and Community Health and Wellbeing" at this conference hosted by the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin America Studies. For more information, please contact Racquel Smith, Project Manager.

Diálogo de Canadá y España sobre Cuba
Madrid, Spain
Carlo Dade, FOCAL's Executive Director, will be attending this dialogue to discuss the Canadian and Spanish relationships with Cuba. This dialogue is supported by the Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior (FRIDE), FOCAL, Casa de América, and Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT). For more information, visit the FRIDE web site.

Expert Dialogue on Labour Mobility Report Launch
Gatineau, Quebec
3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
UNAM Sala Felipe Gutiérrez
55 Promenade du Portage
FOCAL and its partners, Metropolis, UNAM, CISAN, and the Embassy of Mexico will be launching a report that identifies a research agenda for North American migration and labour mobility policymakers. RSVP attendance to Barbara MacLaren bmaclaren@focal.ca or 613-562-0005 ext. 230.
Invitation (PDF)
Report (PDF)

Hemispheric Think Tank Working Group on the 2009 Fifth Summit of the Americas
Washington, DC, United States
The Canadian Foundation for the Americas (FOCAL) and the Inter-American Dialogue convened a group of the Western Hemisphere’s leading think tanks to engage in a year-long program of analysis and exchange in support of the Fifth Summit of the Americas, scheduled for April 17-19, 2009 in Trinidad and Tobago. For more information, please contact FOCAL's Executive Director, Carlo Dade by email or telephone 613-562-0005 ext. 222.

Culture and Development: Advancing Equality and Racial Inclusion Forum
Washington, DC, United States
Racquel Smith, program manager of FOCAL's Economic Development in Afro-Latino Communities project will present on media as an agent of change at this forum, hosted by the Gender and Diversity Unit, of the Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, DC. For more information, please contact Racquel Smith, Project Manager.

Labour Migration: Protection, Gender and Development Seminar
New York, United States
FOCAL migration project manager Barbara MacLaren presented and participated in this discussion hosted by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research. For more information, see her presentation and the accompanying migration flow chart. For more information, please contact Barbara MacLaren, Project Manager.

Haiti's Governance Challenges and the International Community Conference.
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
FOCAL Executive Director Carlo Dade participated in this conference co-hosted by the Centre for International Governance and Innovation (CIGI) and the Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies. For more information about FOCAL's work on Haiti, visit Canadian Engagement in Rebuilding Haiti.

Hemispheric Think Tank Working Group on the 2009 Fifth Summit of the Americas
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
The Canadian Foundation for the Americas (FOCAL) and the Inter-American Dialogue convened a small group of policy analysts from the Western Hemisphere’s leading think tanks to engage in a year-long program of analysis and exchange in support of the Fifth Summit of the Americas, scheduled for April 17-19, 2009 in Trinidad and Tobago. For more information, please contact FOCAL's Executive Director, Carlo Dade by email or telephone 613-562-0005 ext. 222.

Conference: Health, Education and Marginalized Populations in Latin American and the Caribbean: An Initial Review of Policy
Ottawa, Ontario
Conference agenda (PDF).
Invitation (PDF).
Conference Report (PDF).

Standing Committee on International Trade of the House of Commons
Ottawa, Ontario
FOCAL analysts Alexa Barrera and Vladimir Torres will be testifying before the House of Commons in support of the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement.

National Standards System (NSS) Conference of the Standards Council of Canada.
St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador.
FOCAL analyst Alexa Barrera will speak on the "World Awakening: Emerging Markets in Our Global Economy" panel at the Standards Council of Canada conference.
Conference details.
FOCAL Presentation.

When is Democracy in Peril? A Discussion with Former Venezuelan Ambassador Milos Alcalay
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Invitation.

Democratic Governance in Canada: A Symposium to Inform the Summit of the Americas Discussions
Ottawa, Canada
This symposium convened civil society, academia and public policy representatives and advocates with the goal of capturing expert feedback on recent developments in four areas of democratic governance in Canada: access to information, freedom of expression, local governance, and civil society in governance.

FOCAL Executive Director to speak at Mining for Success: Social Risks and Responsible Mining conference in Panama City
Carlo Dade will speak on corporate social responsibility and partnership. FOCAL is a co-sponsor of the conference.
Conference details.

The Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement: A Discussion with Colombian Vice-President Francisco Santos
Ottawa, Canada
Colombian Vice-President Francisco Santos spoke briefly on the free trade negotiations between Canada and Colombia and the current situation in Colombia. He then engaged in a discussion with the participants.

FOCAL co-organizes the North American Agreement on Labour Cooperation Luncheon
Thursday, April 24, 2008
The luncheon with the Ministers of Labour from Mexico, the US and Canada is open to the public.
Click here for the Minister of Labour's speech at the event.

Vladimir Torres invited to Democracy Debate
The Debate: Democratic Slippage
After decades of progress, has the world slipped into a democratic recession?
The Agenda with Steve Paikin
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
8pm EST on TVO
Click here for the online broadcast.

A FOCAL Brown Bag Discussion with Javier Hernández
Deputy Representative and current Acting Representative in Colombia of UNHCR
January 9, 2008
1:00pm-2:30pm
1 Nicholas Street, Suite 720 (FOCAL Boardroom), Ottawa, ON
This is event is free and open to the public.

Roundtable discussion on Haiti at the Inter-American Dialogue
Washington, DC
The discussion will be led by Peter Bell, president emeritus of CARE USA and vice chairman of the Inter-American Dialogue; Carlo Dade, executive director of FOCAL; Ambassador Duly Brutus, Haiti's representative to the Organization of American States; and Dr. Robert Maguire, director of international affairs at Trinity University and one of Washington's top experts on Haiti.
Location: 1211 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 510, Washington, DC 20036

Canada and the Americas: A Roundtable
FOCAL hosts a roundtable that will include the release of recent polling results from Léger Marketing on Canadian attitudes towards Latin America and the Caribbean. Space is limited.

Policy options on how Canada could/should position itself, given likely shifts in the institutional make up and balance of influence in the Americas – A Strategy Paper