U.S. Embassy Ottawa Podcasts
 U.S. Embassy Ottawa podcasts (audio recordings available for listening and downloads) are listed below in chronological order with the newest at the top.
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2009 Podcasts
12 November - Dr. Michael K. Hawes, NNASC National Director; Chief Executive Officer, Foundation for Educational Exchange & Executive Director, Canada - U.S. Fulbright Program.
18 October - Roger Geller - Roger Geller, Cycling co-ordinator for Portland Oregon, USA explains how Portland turned the corner to become a leading cycle-friendly city.
6 October - Thomas O'Keefe - Trade in the Western Hemisphere and Canada.
29 September - Dr. Ahmed visited Ottawa and Vancouver speaking to a wide variety of audiences on the topics of: Reducing your Carbon Footprint; Effects of Climate Change on Public Health; Islam and Science.
18 September - U.S. Consulate Vancouver Podcast - Environmental expert Linda Mesaros.
15 September - Sharon Squassoni - a senior associate in the Nonproliferation program.
24 June - Meet the Artist: Thomas Nozkowski.
29 April - Phillip Mclean speaks to the US Embassy on Cooperation in the Western Hemisphere.
21 April - Roberta Jacobson, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, speaks with Public Affairs Officier Indran Amirthanayagam.
01 April - John Cassara - Author of 'Hide and Seek – Intelligence, Law Enforcement and the Stalled War on Terrorist Finance'.
2008 Podcasts
December - Brigadier General (Ret.) Howard on the History of Terrorism.
21 October - Interview with Consul General, Phillip Chicola.
02-03 October - Amin Tarzi Speaks About Afghanistan.
26 September - Dr. Stephen Blank on North American Integration.
09 September - Major Scott Taylor of Westpoint Military Academy.
23 July - Noah Budnick of Transportation Alternatives from New York City.
09 May - Dr. Carol Adelman speaks on "Reinventing Assistance".
07 May - Stevan Mitchell and Jason Kee talk on the North American Video Game Industry.
08 April - Remarks by U.S. Ambassador David H. Wilkins at Waterloo, Ontario Rotary Club.
12 November, 2009 - Dr. Michael K. Hawes, NNASC National Director; Chief Executive Officer, Foundation for Educational Exchange & Executive Director, Canada - U.S. Fulbright Program
Michael Hawes.
12 November, 2009 - Dr. Michael has been a professor of international political economy and international relations in the Department of Political Studies at Queen's University since 1985. During the 1999/2000 academic year Michael was the J. William Fulbright Distinguished Professor of International and Area Studies at the University of California at Berkeley and the John A. Sproul Senior Research Fellow in the Canadian Studies Program. He has held posts as visiting scholar at the Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico in Mexico City, visiting professor of International Relations at Tsukuba University in Japan, and, on several occasions, visiting professor of international political economy at the International University of Japan. He has published widely on foreign policy, political culture, international economic relations, regional integration in North America and East Asia, and related subjects. He and his family reside in Ottawa.
 (10 minutes 29 seconds, 9.59Mb MP3)
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18 October, 2009 - Roger Geller, Cycling co-ordinator for Portland Oregon, USA explains how Portland turned the corner to become a leading cycle-friendly city.
Roger Geller.
18 October, 2009 - Roger has been Portland, Oregon’s Bicycle Coordinator since 2000 and has been with the city’s Bicycle Program since 1994. He has 15 years of experience managing bicycle capital, planning and policy projects. During this time he has contributed to the implementation of hundreds of miles of bikeways, the introduction of many innovations to Portland’s streets and planning vocabulary and to the successful evaluation of their effect. Roger has striven to effectively understand and communicate Portland’s accomplishments and approach to both a local and national audience. His position requires an in-depth knowledge of design, policy, planning and maintenance relating to bikeways.
Roger has a B.S. in Chemistry and M.A. in Urban and Environmental Policy, both from Tufts University. He has taught numerous classes, workshops and seminars in bikeway planning, policy and design and has presented often at national and local conferences. He is currently serving on the advisory board for Portland State University’s Initiative for Bicycle and Pedestrian Innovation.
(5 minutes 33 seconds, 5.3Mb MP3)
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6 October, 2009 - Thomas O'Keefe - Trade in the Western Hemisphere and Canada.
Thomas O'Keefe.
6 October, 2009 - Thomas O'Keefe is President of the Washington, D.C.-based Mercosur Consulting Group and is visiting Ottawa, Halifax and Toronto discussing Trade in the Western Hemisphere and Canada.
Thomas Andrew O'Keefe, Esq. is the President of the Mercosur Consulting Group, Ltd. He is a graduate of Columbia University and the Villanova University School of Law, and has an M. Phil. in Latin American Studies (History and Economics) from the University of Oxford. A dual national of the United States and Chile, O'Keefe currently teaches in the International Relations and Earth Systems Programs at Stanford University. For more information visit http://mercosurconsulting.net.
(5 minutes 26 seconds, 4.3Mb MP3)
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29 September, 2009 - Dr. Ahmed visited Ottawa and Vancouver speaking to a wide variety of audiences on the topics of: Reducing your Carbon Footprint; Effects of Climate Change on Public Health; Islam and Science.
Dr. Karim Ahmed.
Dr. Karim Ahmed is an internationally recognized expert on environmental sciences, natural resources management, technology assessment and public health. His specialty area is related to the human health impacts of air- and water-borne pollutants on adults and children and in the evaluation of health risks of toxic substances, agricultural chemicals and other hazardous materials. At present, one of his chief areas of interests are the impacts of climate change on human health and natural ecosystems, assessing mitigation and adaptation approaches to address them. In recent years, Dr. Ahmed has participated in a number of international fora on global climate change, water resource management, and public policy issues related to environmental planning, green technologies and sustainable development in different regions of the world.
(6 minutes 25 seconds, 5.8Mb MP3)
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18 September, 2009 - U.S. Consulate Vancouver Podcast - Environmental expert Linda Mesaros.
Linda Mesaros.
U.S. Consulate Vancouver - The Public Affairs section organized a lecture on energy security at the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS) within University of Victoria. British Columbia has long been at the forefront of Canada’s ‘green’ movement, enthusiastically welcomed environmental expert Linda Mesaros.
This activity is part of the large joint effort that the US and Canada make in order to provide a safer future to the next generations. The Canadian audience was clearly curious, and invited Ms. Mesaros to share her extensive experience in the environmental and energy areas. The valuable information she provided about government-led implementation of green procurement programs, contract templates, building community awareness, all resonated with the Canadian audience. For Ms. Mesaros’ presentation follow the PICS website http://www.pics.uvic.ca/events.php.
After Victoria, Public Affairs section brought environment and energy speaker Linda Mesaros to the University of British Columbia to address the Student Business Club. The talk highlighted the role of government as an instrument of positive social change in implementing and carrying out environmental policy.
(6 minutes 35 seconds, 6.1Mb MP3)
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15 September, 2009 - Sharon Squassoni - a senior associate in the Nonproliferation program
Sharon Squassoni.
15 September, 2009 - Sharon Squassoni visited Ottawa and Halifax under the sponsorship of the U.S. Embassy to meet with Canadians interested in NPT compliance/noncompliance.
Sharon Squassoni is a senior associate in the Nonproliferation program and has been analyzing nonproliferation, arms control and national security issues for two decades. Her research focuses on nuclear nonproliferation and national security. [More - Biography]
(6 minutes 16 seconds, 5.8Mb MP3)
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24 June, 2009 - Meet the Artist: Thomas Nozkowski
Discussion recorded at the National Gallery of Canada on June 24th, 2009 (42 min 35 sec) [listen here].
29 April, 2009 - Phillip Mclean speaks to the US Embassy on Cooperation in the Western Hemisphere
Phillip Mclean.
29 April, 2009 - Phillip Mclean - A senior associate at CSIS and adjunct professor in the Elliott School at George Washington University, Phillip McLean served more than three decades in the U.S. Foreign Service with overseas assignments in Latin America and Europe. After retirement from government service in 1994, he was appointed assistant secretary for management at the Organization of American States (OAS) and served as an adviser to OAS secretary Cesar Gaviria until 1997. McLean's early Foreign Service postings were to the new capital Brasilia and the old capital Edinburgh. For a time, he specialized in Panama Canal negotiations and served in the U.S. embassy in Panama. Subsequently, he was involved in U.S. economic relations with Europe (coordinating approaches to trade, agriculture, and poorer countries). Thereafter he was Consul in Milan, Italy. His first experience with the Andean countries was in Bolivia in the mid-1970s. In the mid-1980s, he led the Department of State's Office of Andean Affairs just as the United States intensified its counter-narcotics activities in the region. Later, he served in the U.S. Embassy in Bogot, Colombia, and later still as Deputy Assistant Secretary with responsibility for South America during a period of increased U.S. engagement, as the countries of the region moved toward greater democracy, economic liberalization, and responsible roles in international security matters. McLean is a graduate of the National War College and the Foreign Service Institute's intensive economic program. Educated by the Jesuits in his home city of Seattle, he later received a master's degree in Latin American studies from Indiana University. His languages are Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian.
Phillip McLean visited Canada under the auspices of the U.S. Department of State speakers program. The views he expresses are his own and are not those of the U.S. government.
(6 minutes 27 seconds, 6Mb MP3)
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21 April, 2009 - Roberta Jacobson, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs
21 April, 2009 - Roberta Jacobson, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, speaks with Public Affairs Officier Indran Amirthanayagam.
(21 minutes 40 seconds, 20Mb MP3)
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April 1, 2009 - John Cassara - Author of 'Hide and Seek – Intelligence, Law Enforcement and the Stalled War on Terrorist Finance'
John Cassara.
April 1, 2009 - John Cassara is visiting Canada under the auspices of the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa and the U.S. Consulate in Toronto. Mr. Cassara will meet with business leaders, academics and government officials during his one-week stay, March 30 to April 3.
John Cassara retired on March 1, 2005 after a 26 year career in the federal government intelligence and law enforcement communities. He is considered an expert in anti-money laundering and terrorist financing, with particular expertise in the areas of money laundering in the Middle East and the growing threat of alternative remittance systems and forms of trade-based money laundering and value transfer. A large part of his career was spent overseas. He is one of the very few to have been both a clandestine operations officer in the U.S. intelligence community and a Special Agent for the Department of Treasury. [More - Biography]
(7 minutes 24 seconds, 7Mb MP3)
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December, 2008 - Brigadier General (Ret.) Howard on the History of Terrorism
Brigadier General (Ret.) Howard.
December, 2008 - Brigadier General (Ret.) Howard was in Toronto to speak on the history of terrorism. Brigadier General Howard is a Faculty Associate at the University of Montana’s Defense Critical Language/Culture Program and a Joint Special Operations University (JSOU) senior fellow. Previously he was the director of the Jebsen Center for Counter Terrorism Studies at the Fletcher School at Tufts University. Other past positions include Head of the Department of Social Sciences and director of the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point. [More - Biography]
(7 minutes 48 seconds, 7.4Mb MP3)
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21 October, 2008 - Interview with Consul General, Phillip Chicola
Consul General, Phillip Chicola.
21 October, 2008 - Consul General Phillip Chicola discusses US/Canada relations, the economy, elections, Latin America. He is interviewed by Public Affairs Officer Indran Amirthanayagam.
(21 minutes 16 seconds, 19.4Mb MP3)
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02-03 October, 2008 - Amin Tarzi Speaks About Afghanistan
Dr. Amin Tarzi.
02-03 October, 2008 - Afghan analyst Amin Tarzi directs Middle East Studies at the Marine Corps University. During an October 2-3 visit to Vancouver, he gave a passionate defense for staying the course in Afghanistan in an intense day and a half of meetings with journalists, students, Afghan immigrants and researchers in South Asia. His audiences heard at first hand about Tarzi’s recent trip to Afghanistan and Pakistan. Tarzi commented that assuaging Pakistan about the disputed border with Afghanistan—by working to eliminate Afghan claims to Pakistani territory-- would be key to future regional stability. He suggested that talk of « winning » the war in Afghanistan is misguided. Rather, we should talk of enabling the Afghan government, army and police to establish order in the country. Tarzi’s visit enabled the Consulate General to make contact with key future opinionmakers, namely the graduate journalism students at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) and the University of British Columbia (UBC). It also allowed us to continue conversations with Canadian immigrants, in this case members of Vancouver’s Afghan community.
 (16 minutes 43 seconds, 15.3Mb MP3)
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26 September, 2008 - Dr. Stephen Blank on North American Integration
Dr. Stephen Blank.
26 September, 2008 - Stephen Blank recently spoke on North American Integration at the U.S. Consulate General in Vancouver.
Stephen Blank is Co-Chair of the North American Transportation Competitiveness Research Council. He recently retired as a professor of international business and management at Pace University's Lubin School of Business. Previously, he served as director of the Lubin Center for International Business Development and founded the Pan American Partnership for Business Education, an alliance of four North American business schools. Dr. Blank is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the North American Forum on Integration. He is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. In 2002, Stephen Blank was awarded l'Ordre National du Quebec for service to the Province. Earlier, Dr. Blank was Director of the Council for European Studies and headed a division on Multinational Corporate Conduct at The Conference Board in New York. He was the Director of Canadian Affairs at the Council of the Americas in the 1990s. Blank was a founding partner of an international consulting firm, MultiNational Strategies and of Stephen Blank Associates.
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(15 minutes 12 seconds, 13.9Mb MP3)
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09 September, 2008 - Major Scott Taylor of Westpoint Military Academy
Major Scott Taylor.
09 September, 2008 - Major James Scott Taylor, Jr.,Deputy Director of the Combating Terrorism Center
United States Military Academy (Westpoint), is being hosted by the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa and the U.S. Consulate General in Halifax the week of September 8 through 12, 2008. He is meeting with academic, government and military groups to discuss the history of terrorism and the work of the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point Military Academy.
Major Taylor was commissioned into the United States Army in January 1996 as a Field Artillery officer. He has served as a Fire Support Officer at every level from tank company to division headquarters. He commanded Battery E, 7th Field Artillery, 10th Mountain Division from August 2002 until June 2004. He twice deployed to Afghanistan as part of the Global War on Terror.
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(4 minutes 20 seconds, 3.98Mb MP3)
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23 July, 2008 - Noah Budnick of Transportation Alternatives from New York City
Noah Budnick.
23 July, 2008 - Noah Budnick talks with the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa Canada. As Transportation Alternatives (T.A.) Deputy Director, Noah Budnick oversees and coordinates T.A.’s advocacy and media campaigns to improve and increase walking and biking in New York City. Mr. Budnick is T.A.’s senior advocate and has worked with scores of New York City community organizations and elected and government officials to make walking and cycling safer and easier in New York City. [read more] [podcast Transcription]
(6 minutes 57 seconds, 6.37Mb MP3)
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09 May, 2008 - Dr. Carol Adelman speaks on "Reinventing Assistance"
Dr. Carol Adelman.
09 May, 2008 - Dr. Carol Adelman, is Director of the Hudson Institute's Center for Global Prosperity, which recently published "The Index of Global 2008 Philanthropy". Ms Adleman speaks on "Reinventing Assistance". [podcast Transcription]
(5 minutes 17 seconds, 4.8Mb MP3)
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07 May, 2008 - Stevan Mitchell and Jason Kee talk on the North American Video Game Industry
Stevan D. Mitchell.
07 May, 2008 - Stevan D. Mitchell, Vice President, Intellectual Property Policy, for the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), speaks on protecting the creations of software engineers of the North American video gaming industry. Mitchell is visiting Canada under the auspices of the U.S. Department of State. Mr. Jason J. Kee, Director of Policy and Legal Affairs, for the Entertainment Software Association of Canada (ESAC) joins him in this discussion. [podcast Transcription]
Jason J. Kee.
(7 minutes 20 seconds, 6.5Mb MP3)
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08 April, 2008 - Remarks by U.S. Ambassador David H. Wilkins at Waterloo, Ontario Rotary Club
Ambassador Wilkins.
08 April, 2008 - Remarks by U.S. Ambassador David H. Wilkins at Waterloo, Ontario Rotary Club. Canada and the U.S. – Politics, Policies and Achieving Democracy and Stability in an Unstable World. [podcast Transcription]
(39 minutes, 34Mb MP3)
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