News and Events
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9 March 2011: President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts
President Barack Obama today announced his intent to nominate individuals to several key Administration posts, including Dereth Glance and Rich Moy to the International Joint Commission (IJC). The IJC is the forum through with the United States and Canada address issues related to boundary waters. IJC Website »
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22 December 2010: Protecting our Great Lakes from Asian Carp
The migration of Asian carp from the Mississippi River toward Lake Michigan is one of the most serious invasive species threats facing the Great Lakes today.
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13 June 2009: Secretary Clinton's Remarks With Canadian Foreign Minister Cannon
"This treaty, which we have celebrated, is not a static document. It's a living instrument of our cooperation and partnership. It has provided an effective framework for the last 100 years, but now we have to take stock of where we are and how we're going to be proceeding with confidence and effectiveness into the future."
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13 June 2009: Secretary Clinton's Remarks at the 100th Anniversary of the Boundary Waters Treaty
"The friendship between the people of the United States and Canada is the strongest in the world. There is no border that is longer and more peaceful; there is no greater trade between two nations. There are so many values that we share in common, and today we celebrate a treaty that helped to make this friendship possible 100 years ago."
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12 June 2009: Secretary Clinton to Travel to Canada to Celebrate Boundary Waters Treaty Anniversary
On June 13, 2009, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will join Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon on the Rainbow Bridge connecting Niagara Falls, New York to Ontario, Canada to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Boundary Waters Treaty.