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Inter-University Alum Friendship Event Led by Harvard University Club of Ottawa
Speaker Series on Timeless Leadership Lessons from World War II

 Part III: President Franklin D. Roosevelt
 His Excellency Mr. David Jacobson, Ambassador of the United States
and Professor Galen Perras, University of Ottawa

June 16, 2011
A word of thanks to the speakers and volunteers
Detailed prepared introductory remarks which were summarized, due to time constraints


Transparency Card
Revenue & Expenses (Details available to HUCO Members Upon Request)
 Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Registered 110 less 6 guests (see footnote). Paid:104

 

 

 

$4,113.20

 

 

 Paying Participants: 104 x $39.55

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

$473.20

 

 

 HST: 13% (104 x $35)

 

 

 

 

$205.66

 

 

 Credit Card Fees (0.05%)

 

 

 

 

$25.94

 

 

 Speakers: Courtesy Books (Bargaining with the Devil) Cost at Chapters $78.98. Bought at $25.94 for 2 including Shipping

 

 

$572.40

 

 

 Cocktail Reception, Paid to St-Paul University

$56.60

 

 

 Audio-Visuals, Paid to St-Paul University

 

 

$127.13

 

 

 Conference Room Rental, Paid to St-Paul University

1,460.93

 

 

 Total Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$2,652.27

        Balance for  HUCO Scholarship Fund ($1,652.27) and Japan Solidarity Initiative ($1,000 Seed Fund)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 6 Guests

     4 sponsors of WWII events, a Speaker's Guest and the Registrar


Our thanks to Lee Cranton, Dave Flavell, Marie-Claire Guindon, Jim Junke, Paul Leduc,
Alain Martin, Kyle McRobie, Dr. Paul Moroz, Judith Russell, Maurice Sabourin.
A special thank you to Emily Fertikes at the U.S. Embassy.

The Speakers

Ambassador David Jacobson

Ambassador Jacobson was sworn in at the State Department in Washington, D.C. as U.S. Ambassador on September 25, 2009, and presented his credentials to the Governor General of Canada on October 2, 2009. Most recently he served as Special Assistant to the President for Presidential Personnel. Before serving in the White House, Ambassador Jacobson spent 30 years gaining expertise in the areas of complex commercial, class action, securities, insurance and business litigation as a partner at the law firm Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal LLP. While working as a partner at Sonnenschein, Ambassador Jacobson also founded AtomWorks, an organization to bring together corporate, civic and academic leaders in order to foster nanotechnology in the Midwest. He also served as a member of CEOs for Cities, a national bipartisan alliance of 75 mayors, corporate executives, university presidents and nonprofit leaders organized to advance the economic competitiveness of cities. Ambassador Jacobson received a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and was the Administrative Editor of the Georgetown Law Journal. He received his B.A. from Johns Hopkins University.

Professor Galen Roger Perras

A Member of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, Professor Galen Perras is also Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of Ottawa. He is a recipient of a PhD in American and Canadian History from the University of Waterloo, an MA in War Studies from the Royal Military College of Canada and a BA (Honours) in History from the University of Regina. Prof. Perras is currently on a research leave in Washington (DC).

      Fields of interest
  • 20th century American military and diplomatic history
  • Canadian-American relations
  • International relations in the pacific world in the 20th century
  • Commonwealth military relations
      Ongoing research
  • History of the Canadian Army and conflict in the North Pacific from 1867 to 1945.
  • Study of Canadian-American relations and the aerial defense of North America prior to the establishment of NORAD.
  • Study of the strategic role of the salmon fishery of the North Pacific prior to 1945.
  • Military history of Hong Kong.
      Books
  • Perras, Galen Roger, Stepping Stones to Nowhere: The Aleutian Islands, Alaska, and American Military Strategy, 1867-1945, Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 2003. (refereed)
  • Perras, Galen Roger, Franklin Roosevelt and the Origins of the Canadian-American Security Alliance, 1933-1945: Necessary But Not Necessary Enough, Westport: Greenwood Press, 1998. (refereed)

Agenda


6:15 p.m. Introduction by Alain Paul Martin, President, Harvard University Club
6:20 p.m. Update by Margaret Huber on Japan Solidarity Initiative
6:25 p.m. Opening Remarks by H.E. David Jacobson, U.S. Ambassador
6:35 p.m. Presentation: Timeless Leadership Lessons from World War II:
                President Franklin D. Roosevelt
7:30 p.m. Cocktail Reception
8:00 p.m. Meeting ends
8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Optional Dinner at the Green Door Restaurant

A word of thanks to the speakers and volunteers
Detailed prepared introductory remarks which were summarized, due to time constraints