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DEPT FOR PM/PPA DENNIS MALONE, SARAH BOUKER, AND MICHAEL 
SMITH 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: MARR MASS PGOV CA
SUBJECT: CANADIAN REP FOR GPOI G8+ GLOBAL CLEARINGHOUSE 
CONFERENCE, OCTOBER 24-26, WASHINGTON 
 
REF: STATE 126989 
 
¶1. (SBU) According to Marina Laker, Deputy Director in the 
Peacekeeping and Peace Operations 
Group at the Department of International Affairs and Foreign 
Trade, Tony Anderson from her office will represent Canada at 
the Global Clearinghouse Conference.  His POCs are: 
613-992-9386 and Tony.Anderson@international.gc.ca.  Anderson 
will send read-ahead materials as requested at a later date 
and will be prepared to make a 10 minute presentation. 
 
¶2. (SBU) Anderson separately told poloff said that Canada 
wishes to maintain the integrity of the African Clearinghouse 
process and hopes that the Global Clearinghouse will not 
supplant or in any way undermine this promising African 
activity.  He added that Canada considers it important for 
the U.S. to reach out to Germany as the current President of 
the G8 and to involve Germany as much as possible in 
conference planning.  He suggested inviting Germany to report 
on the African Clearinghouse initiative and any other 
activities it has been involved in as G8 President. 
 
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WILKINS