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The Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence

London, The Hague, Rotterdam and Dubai

September 5-16, 2006


Tuesday, September 5, 2006

15:00-17:30

From: Canadian High Commission

 

Ron Hoffman, Minister

Mark Allen, First Secretary

Staff Sergeant Phil Thibodeau, Liaison Officer, RCMP 

 

 

Wednesday, September 6, 2006

8:00 – 11:00

Breakfast meeting with Jim Wright, High Commissioner, Ron Hoffman, Minister, and Mark Allen, First Secretary

 

11:30-12:30

From: The Security Service (MI5)

Dame Eliza Manningham-Buller, Director General,

 

14:30-16:00

From: Metropolitan Special Branch

Detective Chief Superintendent Alan Mitchell,

 

16:00-17:00

From: British Transport Police

Superintendent Philip Trendall, Counter-Terrorism Support Unit,

17:00-18:30

From: The Cabinet Office

Margaret Aldred, Deputy Head, Defence and Overseas Secretariat

Tim Dowse, Chief of Assessment Staff, Intelligence and Security Secretariat

Chris Wright, Director, Security & Intelligence – Joint Intelligence Organization

19:30-22:30

 

Dinner in honour of the Senate Committee hosted by High Commissioner Jim Wright

Guests:

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, The Independent Newspaper

Michael Ancram MP, Intelligence & Security Committee

Dr. Catherine Fieschi, Head of Research, Demos

Dr. Peter Neumann, King’s College, London

Melanie Philipps, The Daily Mail

Dr. Dan Plesch, Centre for International Studies, SOAS

William Shawcross, author and commentator

Dr. Sandra Bell, Director, Homeland Security and Resilience, RUSI

 

 

 

The Hague and Rotterdam

 

Thursday, September 7, 2006

15:00-17:00

From : The Canadian Embassy

S/Sgt. Glenn Martindale, Senior Liaison Officer, Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

Diane Hall, Canadian Border Security Agency Liaison Officer

 

17:00-19:00

Reception at Official Residence – Wassenaar

Dutch Parliament – Defence Committee

·        Mr. J.J.A.M. van Gennip

·        Mr. M.J.M. Kox

·        Mr. Th. B.F.M. Brinkel

·        Mr. G.J. de Graaf

·        Mr. P.w.L. Russel

·        Mr. A.G. Koenders

 

Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs

·        Ms Sacha Oudolf, Desk Officer, Western Hemisphere Dept

·        Mrs. Jantine van Bakel

·        Mr. Pieter Jan Kleiweg de Zwaan, Security Policy Dept

·        Mr. Onno Kervers, Director DPZ/TNO

 

Others

·        Mr. Max Peter Ratzel, Durector Europol

·        Mr. Jan Harm Bakhuys, Head Foreign Affairs Relations, AIVD

·        Mr. Chat Blakeman, Deputy Head of Mission, US Embassy

·        Mr. Andrew Schofer, Plitical Counsellor, US Embassy

·        Mr. Lloyd Broderick, Counsellor, Australian Embassy

·        Ms Sonya Koppe, Councellor, Australian Embassy

·        H.E. Mr. M. Jokela, Ambassador of Finland

·        Mr. Rob Visser, Director General, Ministry of Justice

·        Mr. Theo Bot, Deputy Director, AIVD

·        Mr. Peter Knoope, Director Strategy Policy, National Counter Terrorism Board

·        Prof. Dr. J.W. de Zwaan, Head of Clingendael

·        Mr. Cees de Bruyne, Director of DNRI

 

Canadian Embassy

·        Comdr Karel Heemskerk, Canadian Defence Attache

·        Mr. Glenn Martindale, Counsellor RCMP

·        Mr. David Gill, First Secretary, Public affairs

·        Mrs. Veronica Coulter, counselor, Immigration

·        Mrs. Brigitte St. Germain, Second Secretary, RCMP

·        Mrs. Dianne Hall, CBSA Liaison Officer

·        Ms Angela Peart, Deputy Permanent Representative to the OPCW

 

 

 

Friday, September 8, 2006

7:30-13:30

Briefing on program - Visit to Port of Rotterdam

Greeting:  Mr. Frans Van Keulan, Port Authority

 

Mr. Sander Doves, Policy Advisor, Port of Rotterdam Authority

Mr. Bert Wiersema, Management Team, Customs Rotterdam

Mr. P. Struijs, Vice-President of the Executive Board, Director Infrastructure & Maritime Affairs, Seaport Police

Mr. P. van der Zande, National Operations, Ministry of Defence

 

15:00-18:30

Committee working session

 

 

DubaiSunday, September 10, 2006

14:00-18:00

From: The Embassy of Canada

 

Ambassador David Hutton, and Graham Rush, Head of Consulate and Senior Trade Commissioner

 

Committee working session

 

Monday, September 11, 2006

8:30-12:00

Committee working session

12:00-17:00

Visit to Dubai Ports World

 

Mr. Mohammed Sharaf, Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Anil Watts, Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer

Mr. David Fairnie, Hart Security

Mr. Mohammed Matar Al Marri, Executive Director, Dubai Customs

Mr. Ismail A.B. Mohammad, Assistant Manager – Security, Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation

Mr. Essa Eid Bin Turkeya, Assistant Security Manager, Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation

Colonel Obard Mehayer, Dubai Police

Major Abdulmonem Almedawi, Dubai Police

 

18:00-19:00

Mr. Sultan bin Sulayem, Chairman, Dubai World

 

 

Tuesday, September 12, 2006

13:30– 20:00

Committee working session

 

Wednesday, September 13, 2006

13:30– 21:00

Committee working session

 

Thursday, September 14, 2006

9:00-18:30

Committee working session

 

Friday, September 15, 2006

13:30– 18:30

Committee working session

 

Departure for airport

 

Saturday, September 16, 2006

 

Travel to Canada


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