Garry Keller

“Accompany the Minister to the World Economic Forum”

“Accompany the Minister on bilateral visit to Iceland; meetings and Diefenbaker award presentation in London, UK; NATO Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Brussels; OSCE Annual Meeting in Basel, Switzerland; and the Manama Dialogue in Manama, Bahrain.”

“Accompany the Minister to APEC Foreign Ministers' meeting, business meetings and a bilateral visit to China.”

“Accompany the Minister to the United Nations Security Council Debate on Iraq, the United Nations General Assembly and related bilateral meetings.”

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“Staff the Minister for the visit of His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan, Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates in Calgary, Alberta.”

“Staff the Minister at the Goldman Sachs North American Energy Summit in New York City. Staff the Minister at the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Summit, meeting on Nigeria, bilateral meeting with the Foreign Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina and media event in London.”

“To staff the Minister at the following events and meetings:(Prague): Meetings with Mr. Vaclav Klaus, former President of the Czech Republic; HE Lubomir Zaoralek, Foreign Minister; HE Bohuslav Sobotka, Prime Minister. Press conference with Minister Zaoralek. Meet and greet with Canadian Embassy staff. Reception and Official Opening of new Canadian chancery. (Slovakia): Meeting and press conference with HE Miroslav Lajcak, Foreign Minister. Roundtable on Russia and Ukraine hosted by Central European Policy Institute. Inaugurated new Canadian auto parts plant in Svaty Jur, Slovakia. (Krakow): Tour of Wawel Castle, whose treasures Canada safeguarded in World War II and meeting with Professor Marcin Fabianski. Laid flowers at the tomb of former President Lech Kaczynski and Maria Kaczynski. (Oswiecim): Meeting with Mr. Piotr Cywinski, Director of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum. Visit to Auschwitz I Extermination Camp and laid flowers at the Death Wall. Visit to Birkenau Extermination Camp (Auschwitz II) and laid wreath at international monument. (Warsaw): Meetings with HE Radowslaw Sikorski, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and joint media availability. Meeting with Solidarity Fund PL and European Endowment for Democracy and other NGOs. Meeting with Holocaust survivors and participants in the March of the Living. Reception with Canadian and Polish members of the business community. Meet and greet with Canadian embassy staff. Interviews with Macleans and Rzeczpospolita. (Latvia): Meeting with HE Edgars Rinkevics, Minister of Foreign Affairs and joint media availability. Visit to the Museum of the Occupation. Media callbacks. Working dinner with Minister Rinkevics and Canadian and Latvian delegation members. Working breakfast with HE Andris Berzins, President of Latvia. Participated in tree-planting ceremony with President Berzins. Meeting with HE Raimonds Vejonis, Minister of Defence. Visit to the site of the Riga Jewish Ghetto, the Great Choral Synagogue memorial and the Rumbula Forest Memorial. (Estonia): Reception with members of Canadian and Estonian business community. Meet and greet with staff of the Embassy Office. Attended Freedom Online Conference. Meeting with HE Urmas Paet, Foreign Minister; HE Toomas Hendrik Ilves, President. Media callbacks.”

“Attended Brussels Forum as invited attendee. Staffed Minister on his visit with the Prime Minister to Kyiv, Ukraine. Staffed Minister at the Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague, The Netherlands”

“To staff the Minister for meetings with Hon. Irwin Cotler, PC, MP; media interviews, press conference on situation in Ukraine and meeting with Hillary Rodham Clinton.”

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“Accompany the Minister to the International Conference on Wildlife Trafficking; staffed Minister for his meetings with HRH Prince Charles; staffed Minister for his bilateral meetings with HE William Hague, Foreign Secretary of the UK and other related meetings.”

“Attend meetings in Geneva as well as staffed Minister at the Conference on the Future of Syriain Montreaux, the World Economic Forumin Davos and a bilateral visit in Vadux, Liechtenstein.”

“To attend the Halifax International Security forum with the Minister”

“Accompany the Minister for bilateral meetings in Kazakhstan and to attend meetings and the Sir Bani Yas Forum in the UAE. and the UAE”

“Accompany the Minister to the Diefenbaker Human Rights Awards ceremony”

“Staff the Minister of Foreign Affairs for the ICAO General Assembly meeting in Montreal and media availability. Staff the Minister of Foreign Affairs at the 68th United Nations General Assembly in New York City including bilateral meetings and Minister's adress to the Assembly.”

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“Accompany the Minister to Hong Kong for stakeholder meetings, presentation of Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal, and to attend reception. Accompany the Minister to Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei to attend ASEAN Regional Forum; Accompany the Minister to speak on behalf of Canada at the ASEAN-Canada Post-Ministerial Conference meeting; bilateral meetings with Foreign Ministers of Singapore, Turkey, India, Japan, Burma, Brunei, Bangladesh, and Malaysia; attended official dinner with 36 other foreign ministers. Accompanied the Minister to meetings with business representatives in Brunei. Traveled with the Minister to Beijing, China, for meetings with business representatives, and breakfast with Canada-China Business Council; bilateral meeting and working lunch with H.E. Wang Yi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China; bilateral meeting with H.E. Yang Jiechi, State Councillor of the People’s Republic of China. Accompanied the Minister to conduct media interviews.”

“Accompany the Minister to meetings with: HE Nasser Judeh, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Jordan; working dinner with HE Minister Judeh, Baroness Catherine Ashton of the European Union, and HE Zalmai Rassoul, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan; Visit and tour of Rawabi housing development and meeting with Mr. Bashar Al-Masri, CEO of Massar International; meetings with HE Riyad al-Maliki, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Palestinian Authority; HE Rami Hamdallah, Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority; HE Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian Authority; visit to Canadian Friends of Hebrew University Prize in Excellence reception; meetings with Mr. Gideon Tadmor, Chairman and CEO of Delek Drilling; Ms. Shelly Yachimovich, Leader of the Opposition; media interview with David Horowitz, Times of Israel; meeting with VAdm Paul Bushong, US Security Coordinator and BGen Michael Pearson, Senior Canadian USSC, Operation Proteus; Meeting w HE Yuval Steinitz, Minister of Strategic Affairs, Intelligence and Strategic Relations of the State of Israel; HE Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of the State of Israel; Mr. Benny Landa, Inventor and Philanthropist, HE Michael Oren, Israeli Ambassador to the United States. Attended Opening Ceremony in Honour of the 90th birthday of HE Shimon Peres, President of the State of Israel. Attended “Tomorrow” conference and meetings. Meetings with Mr. Stephen Schwartzman, CEO of Blackstone Group; HE Ehud Barak; Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs. Bilateral meeting with HE Shimon Peres, President of the State of Israel. Attended dinner with Canadian-Israeli Private Sector Representatives.”

“To accompany the Minister to Chicago where he was the keynote speaker at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, meetings with the Senator for Illinois Senate Majority Whip and to assist with media interviews.”

“Accompany the Minister for the ICAO Team Montreal meetings”

“Accompany the Minister to following: keynote speech to Alberta Enterprise Group in Edmonton; two economic roundtables at Minister’s Regional Office in Edmonton; Singapore: meeting with the High Commissioner of Canada and staff; with President of the Canada-ASEAN Business Council; with Mr. Lim Boon Heng of Temasek; meeting with representatives of OpenText; bilateral meeting and working lunch with H.E. K. Shanmugan, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister of Law for the Republic of Singapore and with senior officials of the Government of Singapore; meeting with Mr. Claude Morin, Scotiabank Singapore; meeting with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore; H.E. Lee Hsien Loong; Vietnam, meeting with the Consul-General of Canada in Ho Chi Minh City; meeting and reception with over 100 Canadian and local business and culture leaders in Ho Chi Minh City; meeting with the High Commissioner of Canada to Vietnam and meet and greet with Canadian and local staff; bilateral meeting and working lunch with H.E. Pham Binh Minh, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam; launch event for PVI-SunLife Joint Venture and met with Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh; meeting with members of various civil society groups active in Vietnam; meeting with H.E. Truong Tan Sang, President of Vietnam; meeting with the Archbishop of Hanoi Fr. Nguyen Van Nhon; in Hong Kong, meetings with members of the business community, attended Minister’s keynote speech at the Asia Society of Hong Kong, meet and greet with staff and other invitees at official residence of the Consul General of Canada in Hong Kong; Kamloops, attended economic roundtable with Cathy McLeod, M.P. and 20 members of the Kamloops business community; attended Peace Tower flag raising ceremony for local ANAVETS chapter; Calgary, attended meetings with business community and meeting with the Hon. Ken Hughes, Minister of Energy for the Government of Alberta; Banff, at official funding announcement by the Government of Canada for the Banff Centre, met with President of the Centre”

“Accompany the Minister to Washington for formal bi-lateral with U.S. Secretary of State, press conference and media interviews, environment and energy meeting.”

“Accompany the Minister to Washington, D.C. for meetings with Ambassador Doer. Meeting with 28 non-resident Foreign Ambassadors to Canada. Dinner with key Canadian and American Stakeholders on issues of importance to both Nations. Accompany Minister Baird to the Canadian Embassy Inauguration celebration event with Ambassador Doer and 1,500 guests. Met with United States Senators and Congressional Representatives as well as US and Canadian Business Stakeholders at the Inauguration celebration.”

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“Accompany the Minister to Washington to attend the G8 Foreign Minister's Meeting. Briefings at Embassy. Meeting at World Bank, 2 Press Conferences and attend the Horatio Alger Scholarship Awards.”

“Accompany the Minister to Washington for the North American Leaders' Meeting. Meeting with United States Secretary of State. Meeting with Deputy National Security Advisor and other meetings.”

“Accompany the Minister to meetings at the Munk Centre at the University of Toronto”

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“Meetings & briefings: American Ambassador, Canadian Embassy Council on Foreign Relations, U.S. Secretary of State, Canadian American Business Council, Center for Strategic & International Studies, American Israeli Public Affairs Committee, Syrian democracy activists, National Security Adviso, Editorial board Washington Post & Media interviews.”

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“To attend meeting with the Minister”

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