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Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary Janet Napolitano Travel to Ottawa, Canada

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today visited Ottawa, Canada to participate in the Cross-Border Crime Forum with Canadian Minister of Justice and Attorney General Rob Nicholson, and Canadian Minister of Public Safety Vic Toews.  Secretary Napolitano, Attorney General Holder and Minister Toews also signed a memorandum of understanding to better prevent and combat human smuggling and trafficking.
Canada’s Justice Minister and Attorney General Rob Nicholson, Canada’s Public Safety Minister Vic Toews, the United States Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and the United States Attorney General Eric Holder met today at the Cross-Border Crime Forum to advance discussions on border and law enforcement-related issues.

Canada’s Justice Minister and Attorney General Rob Nicholson, Canada’s Public Safety Minister Vic Toews, the United States Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and the United States Attorney General Eric Holder met today at the Cross-Border Crime Forum to advance discussions on border and law enforcement-related issues.

 
Canada’s Public Safety Minister Vic Toews, the United States Attorney General Eric Holder and the United States Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano sign a Memorandum of Understanding on human smuggling and trafficking at the Cross-Border Crime Forum while Canada’s Justice Minister Rob Nicholson, United States Deputy Director of the Department of Homeland Security Kumar Kibble and members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police look on.

Canada’s Public Safety Minister Vic Toews, the United States Attorney General Eric Holder and the United States Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano sign a Memorandum of Understanding on human smuggling and trafficking at the Cross-Border Crime Forum while Canada’s Justice Minister Rob Nicholson, United States Deputy Director of the Department of Homeland Security Kumar Kibble and members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police look on.

For more information, read the full report on their trip.
Updated April 7, 2017
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