Government Travel Expenses
John Baird - Minister until February 2015
Department:
Global Affairs Canada
Disclosure Group:
Minister/Ministerial adviser/Ministerial staff/Parliamentary Secretary/Exempt Staff
Purpose:
Travel with Prime Minister to London, wreath laying at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Business Roundtable, Business dinner, attend Prime Minister speech to both Houses of Parliament, bilateral meetings with Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary, attend military ceremony, meeting with French Prime Minister at Hotel Matigon, meeting with Secretary General of La Francophonie, meeting with Prime Minister at l’Élysée, event with Prime Minister. 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 appeared on panel with John Chambers, President of Cisco Systems. 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 Stat
Date:
Jun 11, 2013 to Jun 20, 2013
Destination:
London, Paris, Amman and Tel Aviv
Reference Number:
T-2013-P03-00046
Costs
| Airfare | $8,298.95 |
| Lodging | $245.61 |
| Meals and Incidentals | $765.09 |
| Other Expenses | $0.00 |
| Other Transportation | $92.53 |
| Total | $9,402.18 |