Government Travel Expenses
Samuel Coates - Communications Advisor until February 21015
Department:
Global Affairs Canada
Disclosure Group:
Minister/Ministerial adviser/Ministerial staff/Parliamentary Secretary/Exempt Staff
Purpose:
Accompany the Minister to Palo Alto, USA for the following events: meetings at Stanford University with former US Secretary of State George Shultz and former US Secretary of Defence William Perry; to roundtable discussion with Hoover Fellows at Stanford University; meeting with Google - Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Patrick Pichette; Vice President Eric Grosse; and Head of Public Policy Canada Colin McKay; visit to Twitter Headquarters and roundtable discussion with CEO Dick Costolo; General Counsel Vijaya Gadde; Legal Counsel Ben Lee; Senior Director Del Harvey; Cam Walker; Eugene Ti and Chris Albinson; visit to Oakland California for meeting with the Hon. Jerry Brown, Governor of the State of California and attend a reception with Canadian Business Leaders hosted by Canadian Consulate in San Francisco. Accompany the Minister to Los Angeles, USA for the following: meetings with: Mr. James Villeneuve, Consul General of Canada to Los Angeles; Hon. Ed Royce, Chairman of the US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee and at the AIPAC Annual Los Angeles Dinner.
Date:
Feb 6, 2014 to Feb 10, 2014
Destination:
Palo Alto and Los Angeles
Reference Number:
T-2013-P11-00016
Costs
| Airfare | $1,474.00 |
| Lodging | $610.83 |
| Meals and Incidentals | $282.09 |
| Other Expenses | $0.00 |
| Other Transportation | $0.00 |
| Total | $2,366.92 |