News and Speeches
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14 February 2013: Ambassador Jacobson Addresses Empire Club
Today in Toronto, Ambassador Jacobson addressed the Empire Club in a speech entitled " What Obama's second term will mean for Canada".
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16 January 2013: Ambassador Volunteers at Ottawa Food Bank to Mark National Day of Service
Ambassador David Jacobson and staff from the U.S. Embassy will be volunteering at the Ottawa Food Bank in response to President Obama's declaration of January 19 as a National Day of Service.
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14 December 2012: Ambassador David Jacobson on Tragedy in Newtown, CT
"Words cannot express my sorrow at today's tragic events in Connecticut."
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10 December 2012: Embassy Makes Food Bank Donation
Today, Ambassador David Jacobson took part in the OC Transport/Loblaw Annual Christmas Food Drive, and donated $5,000 on behalf of the U.S. Embassy family. Photo Gallery »
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21 November 2012: Ambassador Participates in CABC Policy Forum
Ambassador David Jacobson recently took part in the Canadian American Business Council's (CABC) policy forum in Ottawa.
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26 October 2012: Ambassador Jacobson Helps Present Gairdner Awards
Last night at Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum, Ambassador David Jacobson took part in the Gairdner Awards, helping honor five Americans who were receiving one of the world's most prestigious biomedical awards.
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17 October 2012: Statement by Ambassador Jacobson on Shooting of Canadian Border Services Officer
United States Ambassador to Canada David Jacobson issued the following statement in response to the shooting of a Canadian Border Services officer at Peace Arch crossing yesterday.
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1 October 2012: U.S. Ambassador David Jacobson to Discuss U.S. Election at Carleton University
This evening at Ottawa's Carleton University, Ambassador Jacobson will give a public talk on the upcoming United States elections.
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12 September 2012: Statement by Ambassador David Jacobson On the Death of Embassy Personnel in Benghazi, Libya
"Each of us in the U.S. Mission in Canada was shocked and saddened to learn of the deaths of our colleagues in Libya following the outrageous attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi. Our thoughts and prayers go out to their friends and families."
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19 June 2012: Ambassador David Jacobson on Canada's Inclusion in TPP Negotiations
Ambassador Jacobson released the following statement regarding Canada's invitation to join Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations.
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24 April 2012: Ambassador Visits Ottawa-Area Bat Factory
Yesterday, Ambassador David Jacobson paid a visit to Sam Bat, a Carleton Place, Ontario-based company that has manufactured baseball bats for the likes of Barry Bonds, Roberto Alomar, Ryan Braun and numerous other Major League Baseball stars.
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1 March 2012: Ambassador Jacobson Speaks on the U.S.-Canada Innovation Partnership
"I believe we are sacrificing something -- not just personally, but creatively -- when we don't work together in places with a critical mass of thinkers, when we reduce our personal interactions to fleeting electronic messages, when we move too fast."
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2 November 2011: Excerpts from Ambassador Jacobson's Closing Remarks at the U.S.-Canada Innovation Conference
"It's been heartening to witness such a show of support for -- and a belief in -- the value, the importance, and the potential of the economic relationship shared by Canada and the United States."
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1 November 2011: Excerpts from Ambassador Jacobson's Opening Remarks at the U.S.-Canada Innovation Conference
"I think all of us here tonight understand that innovation has been the engine of economic growth for millennia."
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1 November 2011: The U.S.-Canada Partnership: Enhancing the North American Innovation Ecosystem
"At its core this conference is based on the notion we need to think of innovation as a broad North American challenge, not just a narrow domestic one."
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27 October 2011: Ambassador Visits SecureTech 2011
Yesterday in Ottawa, Ambassador Jacobson and Douglas Smith, the Department of Homeland Security's Assistant Secretary for the Private Sector, visited SecureTech 2011.
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25 October 2011: University Students Attend Ambassador's Speech
The Embassy recently hosted three undergraduate students from the University of Ottawa and Carleton University as special guests at Ambassador Jacobson's recent speech on U.S.-Canada relations at the Canadian Club of Ottawa. Photo Gallery »
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25 October 2011: Statement by Ambassador Jacobson on the Travel Fee
"This fee is not in any way an action against Canada and will not have any effect on the progress of the ongoing discussions surrounding the Beyond the Border initiative."
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18 October 2011: Ambassador Jacobson's Remarks To The Canadian Club
"No two countries on earth have a better track record of working out our trade differences than the United States and Canada."
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11 September 2011: Remarks by Ambassador Jacobson at 9/11 Memorial Ceremony in Gander, Newfoundland
"On a day when some tried to strike a blow at the very core of what it means to be human, the people of Gander, people across Canada, affirmed -- with grace, with compassion and with good humor -- our faith in the goodness of people. You were the best of us."
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2 September 2011: Ambassador Jacobson's Remarks at Unveiling of "Thank you, Canada: A 9/11 Commemorative Photo Exhibit"
"In the days that followed Sept 11th, 2001, the kindness of Canadians was heard as loud as any, as loud as ever." Photo Gallery »
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27 June 2011: Excerpts from Remarks by Ambassador Jacobson at the Gas & Oil Expo and Conference North America 2011
"With an ultimate goal of reducing our dependence on oil, we must responsibly develop and produce oil and gas at home, while at the same time leveraging cleaner, alternative fuels and increasing our energy efficiency."
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27 June 2011: Excerpts from Remarks by Ambassador Jacobson to the American Chamber of Commerce, Western Chapter
"The economic and financial challenges of the past few years have served to remind us of how much we need and how much we benefit from one another as partners in commerce and in trade."
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9 June 2011: Ambassador Jacobson Attends Calgary's GO-Expo
Yesterday at Calgary's Gas and Oil Expo, Ambassador Jacobson announced commercial signings worth $2.5 billion in U.S. contracts with Canadian energy firms.
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8 June 2011: Ambassador Meets With Calgary Muslim Youth Leaders
Today in Calgary, Ambassador Jacobson participated in a discussion with ten students during an open house at the city's new Muslim Youth Centre.