Embassy of the United States Ottawa, Canada

The Political Section strives to sustain and deepen the U.S.' global partnership with Canada in key priority areas such as Afghanistan, the Americas, and the United Nations as well as in the promotion of human rights and good governance throughout the world.

Our political officers maintain close contact with a wide range of Canadian political leaders and government officials, third country diplomats, academics, representatives of nongovernmental organizations, journalists, and others of influence, and also welcome the opportunity to speak to Canadian audiences about U.S. policy priorities and U.S.-Canadian relations. We seek to keep the U.S. Government well informed about Canadian political and security (including non-proliferation) issues and developments through regular reporting and analysis. We prepare the chapters on Canada for Congressionally-required reports on human rights, religious freedom, narcotics, terrorism, and trafficking in persons.