Minister of National Defence has first meeting with new U.S. Secretary of Defense
Media Advisory
February 4, 2017 — Ottawa — National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces
On Monday February 6, Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan and the Chief of the Defence Staff, General Jonathan Vance, will travel to Washington, D.C., for meetings with their counterparts.
This will be the first in-person meeting between Minister Sajjan and the new U.S. Secretary of Defense, James Mattis. Discussions will cover a broad range of topics including Canada-U.S. domestic and international military collaboration.
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