International Education Week, November 16-20:
Choosing a Career
This edition of eJournal USA rambles down the many varied paths that Americans take on their way to find their life's work. Professionals in various fields explain how they got there, and some wrong turns they made along the way. Experts describe how young people can weigh and explore the options before them.[more]
Campus Connections
A globalized economy makes business and employment spill across national boundaries, so an education abroad is likely to make a young person better prepared for the world’s future. Almost double the numbers of students travel abroad for an education today as compared with 20 years ago. Campus Connections examines the international study experience and its influence on individual growth.[more]

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International Students Come to United States in Record Numbers, 16% Increase in New Foreign Student Enrollments is Largest Since 1980 [more on EducationUSA]

http://connect.state.gov- - This site is a social network site for anyone interested in international education and exchanges.

U.S. Department of State Launches Second Annual ExchangesConnect Video Contest to Amplify U.S. Public Diplomacy: "Change Your Climate, Change Our World" - read more.

Podcast, 12 November 2009 - Dr. Michael K. Hawes, NNASC National Director; Chief Executive Officer, Foundation for Educational Exchange & Executive Director, Canada - U.S. Fulbright Program - listen here.

“Change Your Climate, Change Our World” video contest

About the Contest
"Change Your Climate, Change Our World" is the theme of ExchangesConnect’s 2nd Annual Video Contest. Tell us in a video no longer than 2 minutes what you or somebody you know is doing to make your community a better place, and in the process contributing to a healthier, safer, cleaner, and more peaceful world for all of us and you may win an all-expense-paid international exchange program! Remember, small changes in your local community can make a big difference in our world!

The prize is an approximately two-week long, all-expense-paid exchange program!

The contest opened on November 17, 2009 and will close on January 12, 2010. All individuals ages 14 and over are eligible to participate. [enter now].

19 November 09
Progress under United States-Canada Air Quality Agreement to Reduce Emissions of Pollutants in Border Region
The Governments of the United States and Canada met in Washington, D.C today to review the significant progress made over the last two decades in addressing transboundary impacts of air pollution under the United States-Canada Air Quality Agreement. Under this landmark agreement, the two governments agreed to take specific actions to address transboundary air pollution and its impacts on human health and the environment. They also agreed to work together on scientific and technical cooperation as well as on research related to transboundary air pollution. An annex to the 1991 agreement covers acid rain, and in 2000, the governments added a second annex to address ground level ozone. [more]

9 November 09
Remarks at the Brandenburg Gate Celebration - Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton
Good evening, Berlin. (Applause.) It is indeed an honor and a great personal privilege to be here on behalf of President Obama and the United States of America – (applause) – to commemorate with you that night 20 years ago when history broke through concrete and barbed wire and signaled a new dawn, not just for the people of Berlin, not just for the people of Germany, but for the entire world. And that night, that night was built by the efforts, the prayers, and the work of so many. [more]

A New Beginning: Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship Now Accepting Nominations for Delegates
Making good on the President’s pledge in Cairo
Opportunity available to participants of all religious creeds:
WASHINGTON—In his June “A New Beginning” speech in Cairo, President Obama announced that the U.S. will host a Summit on Entrepreneurship to identify how we can deepen ties between those focused on advancing entrepreneurship in Muslim communities around the world.

Today, the Commerce Department’s new Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship begins accepting nominations for delegates to the Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship on its Web site, http://www.entrepreneurship.gov/summit [more information].

03 November 09
Secretary Clinton's Remarks at the Forum for the Future
So it is a pleasure to join you for this discussion, and I especially recognize the significance of having governor – government ministers and civil society leaders talking together about these issues of common concern. That may be too rare at sight, but it shouldn’t be, because our goal is to listen, learn, and discover new ways that we can work as partners for the good of the people that we represent. [more]

Media Notes from Secretary Clinton's Remarks to the Forum for the Future
Secretary Clinton Announces Civil Society 2.0 Initiative to Build Capacity of Grassroots Organizations [more]
Secretary Clinton Announces Global Partnerships to Advance Cairo’s “New Beginning” [more]

29 October 09
Excerpts of remarks by Ambassador of the United States of America David Jacobson Economic Club of Canada
I wanted to come here because Canada and the United States share the richest, the broadest, and the deepest relationship that exists between any two countries on earth.  What would be extraordinary in other countries seems ordinary to us.  The United States and Canada have -- through years of partnership and effort -- created the closest relationship between two sovereign nations in history.[more]

27 October 09
2009 Report on International Religious Freedom
As President Obama said in Cairo: "People in every country should be free to choose and live their faith based upon the persuasion of the mind and the heart and the soul. This tolerance is essential for religion to thrive, but it's being challenged in many different ways." The Annual Report surveys those "many different ways" in 198 countries and territories. [Full text] [Canada Section]

23 October 09
Remarks by the President Challenging Americans to Lead the Global Economy in Clean Energy
"Now, while the challenges today are different, we have to draw on the same spirit of innovation that's always been central to our success. And that's especially true when it comes to energy. There may be plenty of room for debate as to how we transition from fossil fuels to renewable fuels -- we all understand there's no silver bullet to do it. There's going to be a lot of debate about how we move from an economy that's importing oil to one that's exporting clean energy technology; how we harness the innovative potential on display here at MIT to create millions of new jobs; and how we will lead the world to prevent the worst consequences of climate change. There are going to be all sorts of debates, both in the laboratory and on Capitol Hill. But there's no question that we must do all these things." [Transcript]

Alliance of Youth Movements - 2nd Summit in Mexico City October 14-16, 2009
October 14-16 - Alliance of Youth Movements positively empowers leaders to affect nonviolent change in the world by creating and promoting use of technological tools to advance freedom, human rights, democracy, and development around the world. [more/video].

9 October 09
President Obama wins the Nobel Peace Prize - 2009
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009 is to be awarded to President Barack Obama for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples. The Committee has attached special importance to Obama's vision of and work for a world without nuclear weapons. [more]

Read the Ambassador's Blog
Ambassador Jacobson has started a blog to inform Canadians about what we are doing at the Embassy, the views of the U.S. government, the people he meets and the experiences he has.
[read more]

David C. Jacobson - U.S. Ambassador to Canada
October 2 - On October 2, 2009 David Jacobson presented his credentials in Ottawa to the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada. David Jacobson is now the 22nd United States Ambassador to Canada.

September 25 - David Jacobson was nominated by President Barack Obama to become the United States Ambassador to Canada on June 5, 2009 and was confirmed unanimously by the United States Senate on September 23, 2009. On September 25, 2009 he was sworn in at the Department of State as a U.S. Ambassador. [photos/biography] .

8 October 09
Thomas O'Keefe - Trade in the Western Hemisphere and Canada
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. [listen to podcast]

7 October 09
Vilsack, Kirk Comment on Canadian Panel Request Regarding Country-of-Origin Labeling
WASHINGTON, October 7, 2009 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk today issued a statement regarding Canada's request to establish a dispute settlement panel at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to review their claims in a dispute regarding country of origin labeling (COOL) required by the 2008 Farm Bill for certain agricultural products. The panel request will be considered at the October 23, 2009, meeting of the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body. [more]

6 October 09
Deputy Secretary Lute Discusses H1N1 Coordination Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Jane Holl Lute joined her Mexican and Canadian counterparts in Mexico City to discuss continued collaboration to confront the spread of global H1N1 flu and further develop cooperative efforts to inform and educate the public in preparation for the fall H1N1 season. [more]

29 September 09
Dr. Karim Ahmed Podcast - 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 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. [more/listen to podcast]

U.S. Embassy Sussex Entrance Construction Project to Improve Customer Service
OTTAWA: The Embassy of the United States of America is undertaking a construction project to expand the indoor waiting area of its Sussex Drive entrance. This will provide more shelter from the weather for visitors arriving at the Embassy. Work has already begun in coordination with the City of Ottawa to minimize traffic interruptions for the project. The estimated start date of outside construction is February 17, 2009 and the estimated completion date early December, 2009. [more]

G20 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Laureen Harper are greeted at the Phipps Conservatory by United States President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama (PMO photo by Deb Ransom). For more on the G20 summit, visit http://pittsburghsummit.gov/ .

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The U.S. Supreme Court: Equal Justice Under Law. An eJournal from the Department of State, October 2009.
As an institution, the Supreme Court commands respect, legitimacy, and prestige both in the United States and abroad. The October 2009 edition of eJournal USA describes many aspects of the U.S. Supreme Court. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Solicitor General Elena Kagan present their introductions and contributions by legal scholars and journalists focus on the elements of judicial decision making and independence of the justices. Four Court officials and a former Supreme Court law clerk also describe their jobs.
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