The Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence
Visit to Washington D.C.
February 3 -7, 2002
The Honourable Colin Kenny, Senator, Chair
The Honourable J. Michael Forrestall, Senator, Deputy Chair
The Honourable Norman Atkins, Senator
The Honourable Michael Meighen, Senator
The Honourable Jack Wiebe, Senator
The Honourable Tommy Banks, Senator
The Honourable Jane Cordy, Senator
The Honourable Joseph Day, Senator
Focus of visit
- To discuss Canada's contribution to the efforts since September 11;
- To understand the views of the US Congress and Administration about current and future military and security issues and how Canada relates to them;
- To promote a better understanding of bilateral cooperation for homeland security as well as future US - Canada defence arrangements;
- To examine the specific issues of NATO enlargement; Missile Defence System; NORAD; joint command questions; border questions and measures to combat terrorism
Monday, February 4,
2002
|
8:00
– 9:30 a.m. |
From:
The Canadian Embassy Mr.
Bertin Côté,
Deputy Head of Mission Mr.
Chris Shapardanov,
Counsellor Rear
Admiral Ian Mack,
Defence Attaché Mr.
Jamal Khokhar,
Minister-Counsellor (Congressional Affairs) |
|
9:30
- noon |
Meeting
of committee members |
|
Lunch |
Commander
Steven Flynn,
U.S. Coast Guard and Senior Fellow, and Mr. Sean Burke, Research
Associate, National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations |
|
2:00
– 3:30 p.m. |
Dr.
Jane Alexander Deputy
Director, Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
|
|
3:30
– 5:00 p.m. |
Meeting
of committee members |
|
5:00
p.m. |
Adjournment |
Tuesday,
February 5, 2002
|
8:00
– 9:30 a.m. |
House
Select Committee on Intelligence |
|
9:30
- noon |
Meeting
of committee members |
|
12:00
noon |
Mr.
Michael O’Hanlon,
Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies, The Brookings Institution |
|
2:00
– 3:30 p.m. |
Mr.
Joseph Cirincione,
Senior Director – Non Proliferation Project, The Carnagie Foundation |
|
4:00
p.m. |
Depart
for Capitol Hill |
|
4:30
p.m. |
Senate
Armed Services Committee The
Honorable John Warner,
Ranking Member The
Honorable Wayne Allard,
Ranking Member |
|
5:30
p.m. |
Adjournment
|
Wednesday, February 6, 2002
| 8:00
– 9:00 a.m. |
House
Armed Services Committee The
Honorable Bob Stump,
Chair (Republican –
Arizona) The
Honorable Ike Skelton,
Ranking Member (Democrat –
Missouri) The
Honourable Curt Weldon,
Chair, Subcommittee on Military Procurement (Republican –
Pennsylvania) The
Honourable Gene Taylor,
Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Military Procurement (Democrat –
Mississippi) The
Honourable Duncan Hunter,
Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Military Procurement (Republican –
California) The
Honourable Solomon P. Ortiz,
Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Military Readiness (Democrat –
Texas) |
| 9:30
a.m. |
The
Honourable Donald Rumsfeld,
Secretary of defence |
| 10:00
11:00 a.m. |
Attendance
at Hearings of House Armed Services Committee on budget request of
Department of defence with witnesses Secretary Donald Rumsfeld,
and General Richard Myers, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff. Recognition of
Canadian Senate Committee on National Security and Defence |
| 11:15
– 1:00 p.m. |
From
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs: Mr. John
Keane,
Deputy Assistant Secretary
Topic: security and defence issues of mutual
concern to US and Canada Ms. Nancy
Mason,
Director, Office of Canadian Affairs
Topics: working with the Office of Homeland
Mr. Timothy Tulenko, Political-Military Officer, Office of Canadian Affairs
Topics: U.S. – Canada defence cooperation since September
11, Permant Joint Board on Defence, Homeland defence, and NORAD Mr. Robert
Simmons,
Deputy Director, Office of European Security and Political Affairs,
Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs
Topic: Ballistic Missile Defence NATO Enlargement |
| 2:00–
5:00 p.m. |
The
Pentagon From: Office of
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Mr. Dwight
Mason,
US Chair, Permanent Joint Board on Defence and Major General Michael
Dunn From: Office of
the Secretary of Defence Dr. Jack
Dyer Crouch,
Assistant Secretary of defence, International Security Policy
Topic: NATO expansion Mr.
Frank A. Rose,
Assistant for Missile Policy, Missile defence Policy
Topic:
National Missile defence Mr. Peter F.
Verga,
Special Assistant for Homeland Security Mr. Robert
J. Newberry,
Principal Director, Territorial Security Lieutenant
Colonel Bob Salesses,
Logistics Directorate for Homeland Security |
| 5:30 -5:30 p.m. | House Select Committee on Intelligence
The Honourable Porter Goss, Chair The Honourable Jim Gibbons |
Thursday, February
7, 2002
| 8:00
a.m. |
House
Judiciary Committee: The
Honorable F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.
Chair
(Republican–Wisconsin) The
Honorable John Conyers, Jr.
Ranking Member The Honorable
Howard Coble,
Ranking Member |
| |
Meeting
of committee members |
| 10:30
a.m. |
Arrive
White House |
| 11:00
– 12:00 |
Old
Executive Office Mr. Frank
Miller,
Senior Director, National Security Council, President’s Adviser on
Military Matters Mr. Richard
Falkenrath,
Senior Director on Homeland Security Mr. Chris
Hornbarger,
Director, office of Homeland Security Mr. Bill
McIlhenny,
Director for Canada and Mexico, National Security Council Topic: joint command and homeland security |
| noon |
Adjournment |