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Immediate Release

Secretary Mattis Travels to Ottawa

Secretary Mattis departs Dec. 5, on a trip to Ottawa, Canada.

In Ottawa, Secretary Mattis will attend a Canada and U.S. co-hosted meeting of the top 13 military contributing nations to the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS.

During the visit, he will also meet with key leaders on a broad range of security issues.