Statements, Lectures, Speeches and Presentations:
As Ambassador of Canada to the United Nations, 2000-2003
All speeches are listed chronologically. Mr. Heinbecker's speeches directly to the United Nations can be found by clicking the link above.
2015
- The Syrian Conflict and the Canadian Response, presentation by Paul Heinbecker to the Canadian-Turkish Women’s Association, Ottawa, October 27, 2015
- The United Nations and Global Governance in the 21st Century: Stakes, Constraints and Perspectives, presented by Paul Heinbecker at L’Université de Québec á Montréal, October 21, 2015
- Ten Steps towards an Effective Canadian Foreign Policy, presentation by Paul Heinbecker to the Rideau Roundtable, Ottawa, October 7, 2015
- Strengthening Multilateral Cooperation: The United Nations at 70, Ottawa September 26, 2015, Presentation by Paul Heinbecker to the Group of 78 Annual Policy Conference, Ottawa
- Saving Lives in Syria, a presentation to the Canadian Defence Association Institute,
Ottawa, June 2, 2015
- The United Nations: Why It Remains Important; The prospects for Reform”, as presented by Paul Heinbecker, May 27, 2015 to the Canadian Parliamentary Friends of the United Nations
- The United Nations Security Council: What It Is; Why It Matters, as presented by Paul Heinbecker to the Vancouver chapter of the Canadian Internationl Council, February 19, 2015
- Canadian Foreign Policy: How Are We Actually Doing?, as presented by Paul Heinbecker to the Victoria chapter of the Canadian Internationl Council, February 18, 2015
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Presentation to the Ottawa Global Shapers Hub of the World Economic Forum, Rideau Club, January 22, 2015
2014
2013
- The UN, Global Governance and Avoiding Hell, Dec 10, 2013, Canadian Forces College Lecture Notes
- Is the UN Irrelevant or Irresponsible?, February 12, 2013, Lecture, Ryerson University
- Is the UN Saving Us from Hell?, Statement to the McGill Model UN, January 24, 2013, Montreal
- Korea and Canada: Middle Powers or Constructive Powers, presentation at the Embassy of Korea, May 16, 2013
2012
- Presentation: A Global Governance Meeting, Sponsored by the UNDP and the China Centre for International Economic Exchanges,
Beijing,
China,
December 17, 2012
- Notes for a presentation at the Ottawa Harvard Club, December, 2012
- Lecture to the Carleton Journalism Class of Andrew Cohen, October 2012
- Getting Back in the Game; A Foreign Policy playbook for Canada, Ottawa, Canada School Event, October 30, 2012
- Presentation to the National Capital Region Chapter of the Institute of Public Administration, Ottawa, October 9, 2012
- The UN and Security in the 21st Century, presented to the CIC, September 20, 2012
- Paper on Natural Resources Diplomacy, Barry Carin and Paul Heinbecker, August 27, 2012
- Canada and The Arabs, Couchiching, August 9, 2012
- Keynote: Canada and the World, We Can Do Better, BC Political Science Association,
UBC/Okanagan Symposium, Kelowna Conference, May 2012
- A modest Proposal, February 2, 2012
2011
- Canada and the Middle East, Canada and the Arab Awakening: Towards a Sound Policy Response”,
Conference Sponsored by the National Council on Canada-Arab Relations,
November 26-27, 2011
- Getting Back in the Game, presentation to the Toronto Branch of the Canadian International Council, September 28, 2011
- Canada the middle power: Lost in translation, published in Canada Watch, Spring 2011
- Getting Back in the Game, talking points for presentation to the
Calgary CIC Branch/Mount Royal University, February 15, 2011
2010
- How Big Is My World?, notes on Canada-US Relations lecture, by
Paul Heinbecker,
August, 2010
- Israel and Palestine, University of Waterloo lecture, by Paul Heinbecker, June 9, 2010
- Outline for the presentation to the Rideau Club, Ottawa, March 17, 2010
2009
- Lecture, on Canada and Multilateral Engagement for the National Security Program, Canadian Forces College, December 16, 2009
- University of Toronto, debate notes, May 2009
- Notes for UNESCO, May 7, 2009
- Canadian diplomacy and the coming challenges, as published in Canadian Government Executive, Volume 15, Issue 4, April 2009
- Canadian Policy and the Middle East, a presentation to the Arthur Kroeger College Educational Students' Society (AKCESS) and the United Nations Society at Carleton University, Ottawa, March 12, 2009
- What Can Canada Do?, witness before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, March 4, 2009
- Whose UN Is It, Anyway? Lecture to AEXDP for the School of the Public Service in Ottawa, January 20, 2009
- President Obama's Foreign Policy and Canada, to the Advanced Leadership Program, Canada School of Public Service, Ottawa, January 19, 2009
- On Human Security: Protecting People, to the Masters Program in International Public Policy (MIPP) at Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, January 14, 2009
- Outline for a Presentation to the class of Colonel Dennis, by Paul Heinbecker,
Laurier,
January 13, 2009
2008
- On the Occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the Adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, to the Academic Council on the UN Systems (ACUNS) at Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, December 10, 2008
- On the Occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the Adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, to the Association for Canadian Studies at McGill University, December 9, 2008
- Strategic Direction for Canadian International Cooperation, at International Cooperation Days hosted by the Canadian International Development Agency, Gatineau, November 18, 2008
- Canada in the World: Aspirations and Concerns for Canada's Future, at the Trudeau Foundation Conference on Redefining Canada's Global Agenda, Montreal, November 15, 2008
- Canada and the United Nations, at the First Unitarian Church, Ottawa, November 5, 2008
- Canada and Multilateral Engagement, for the National Security Program at the Canadian Forces College, Toronto, October 1, 2008
- Welcome Address, FOCAL Inter-American Dialogue, CIGI greeting, September 22, 2008
- Opening Statement "Cosmopolitan Identity in the Islamic World: Global Citizenship and Social Change Symposium", Parliament of Canada, Ottawa, June 25, 2008
- Why a Democratic Party Win Is Important for the World— And for Canada, notes for a presentation by Paul Heinbecker to the Canadian International Council Foreign Policy Conference, Toronto June 19 & 20, 2008
- It's the World Stupid, notes for a lecture by Paul Heinbecker to the Laurier Association of Lifelong Learning, Waterloo, May 28, 2008
- Be Careful What You Wish For: the Pitfalls of Reforming Canadian Foreign Aid Policy, notes from a speech to the Canadian Rotary Collaboration for International Development, Toronto, May 3, 2008
- Where in the World Are We?, notes from a speech to the Rideau Institute, Ottawa, February 5, 2008
- The United Nations: Irrelevant or Indispensable in the 21st Century?, notes for a presentation at the Norwegian Institute for International Affairs, Oslo, January 28, 2008
- The Stockholm Institute for Peace Research, notes for a presentation at SIPRI, January 25, 2008
- International Peace Operations and the Role of Domestic Support: Will the Public Support Elective War?, notes for a presentation at the Swedish Institute for International Affairs, Stockholm, January 24, 2008
2007
- Presentation to Senate, on Human Rights, by Paul Heinbecker, Dec. 2, 2007
- Human Security: Putting People at the Heart of Foreign Policy 10th Anniversary of the Landmines Treaty, notes for a presentation at the Centre for Internation Governance Innovation, Waterloo, Ontario, December 1, 2007
- Human Security: Protecting People, Laurier Lecture, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, November 29, 2007
- The Roles of the PMO, PCO and DFAIT in Foreign Policy abbreviated Notes for a Presentation on the occaision of a visit to Ottawa by the Delegation from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, November 27, 2007
- Notes for a Presentation to the Independent Panel on Canada's Future Role in Afghanistan/Panel indépendant sur le rôle futur du Canada en Afghanistan, Manley Commission, Ottawa, Ontario, November 17, 2007
- On Anti-Americanism and Anti-Anti Americanism and their Consequence, Atlantik Brucke Meeting, Glashutten, Germany, October 19, 2007
- Canada-US Relations, Joint CIIA and the Council of American Ambassadors panel on Canada-US Relations, October 15, 2007
- The Bosphorus Convention Declaration on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Combat, October 7, 2007
- The Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict; Opening Statement, Istanbul, Turkey, September 4, 2007
- Canada and Multilateralism in a New Era, 2007 MPA Policy Forum, Queen's University, April 27, 2007
- The Davey Lecture, Victoria College, University of Toronto, March 29, 2007
- A Decalogue of Trouble, notes for a lecture to the International Security Bureau Department of Foreign Affairs, The War Museum, Ottawa, March 8, 2007
- Human Rights and Social Justice; Setting the Agenda for the Human Rights Council, University of Winnipeg, February 24, 2007
- Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights, presentation to the Senate of Canada, February 12, 2007
- The Green Party Speech, Green Party Conference, Ottawa, February 17, 2007
- Democracy Project, CBC live chat with Paul Heinbecker on democracy around the world, January 10, 2007
- Arab-Israel lecture outline for Wilfrid Laurier University, 2007
- Iraq lecture outline, 2007
2006
- Ten Reflections on Peacekeeping, Cairo Conference on Peacekeeping, Suez plus 50, Cairo, Egypt, November 27, 2006
- Testimonial Statement Regarding Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis, Co-CEOs of RIM, Canadian Chamber of Commerce Dinner, Toronto, November 19, 2006
- Canadian Journalists for Free Expression, Toronto, November 1, 2006
- Presentation on the Early Performance of the New Government on Foreign Policy, Carleton University Conference on Foreign Policy October 30, 2006
- Confessions of an Intelligence Skeptic, the Canadian Association of Security and Intelligence Studies, Ottawa, October 26, 2006
- The Canadian Forces in a World of Scarce Consensus and Uncertain Global Governance, Canadian Forces College, Toronto, October 20, 2006
- No Consensus, No Confidence: What to do? Opening of Harrowgate, notes for a presentation by Paul Heinbecker, Montreal, October 4, 2006
- The Government and Canadian Foreign Policy: Team Canada or Team USA? notes for opening statement, debate with Senator Segal, University of Toronto, September 28, 2006
- Discussant Notes on Canadian Foreign Policy presented by Gordon Smith, CIGI '06, Waterloo, September 14, 2006
- The Foreign Policy and National Security Context, International Workshop on Hazard Mitigation and Disaster Management, University of Ottawa, June 22, 2006
- Canada in the World, the Next Decade: Foreign Policy in the Absence of Consensus, Diplomatic Forum, Whitehorse, June 2006
- Polycentric Governance? Subnational Governments and Foreign Policy in an Age of Globalization, Norm Paterson School of International Affairs, June 2006
- An Institution in Crisis? The Future of the United Nations, International Law Association, Ottawa, June 2006
- Everything Old is New Again, Organization for the History of Canada Conference on 50+ years: Canada and Peacekeeping, Canadian War Museum, May 11, 2006
- New Dangers, New Vulnerabilities, notes for a Presentation
by Paul Heinbecker,
on ,
Old Dominion University, Norfolk , Virginia,
April 25, 2006
- The International Criminal Court, Negotiations, Context and Prospects, Canadian Lawyers Abroad, Ottawa University, March 10, 2006
- Weapons of Mass Destruction, Terrorism and Security: Hanging Together or Hanging Seperately? Munk Centre, University of Toronto, February 3, 2006
- Reflections on Anti-Americanism in World Politics, University of Toronto workshop, February 2, 2006
- Weapons of Mass Destruction, Terrorism and Security: Hanging Together or Hanging Separately?, Livermore Conference, Livermore, CA, January 2006
2005
- Resolutions and Realities, lecture on the United Nations, University of Windsor, December 1, 2005
- The Outcome of the 2005 UN Summit, notes for a presentation to an ACUNS lunch, City University of New York, November 9, 2005
- Global Flash Points: Clash of Cultures, A Canadian Perspective on US Foreign Policy, 22nd Annual Frank Church Conference on Public Affairs, Boise, Idaho, Thursday, November 3, 2005
- Human Security: Protecting People in a Dangerous World, lecture, Waterloo, Autumn 2005
- Rotarians: To do a World of Good, Rotary International Conference, Niagara Falls, October 22, 2005
- Canada and the Use of Force, 7th Annual Couchiching Conference, Handcuffs and Hand Grenades: The Use of Force Within and Between Nations August 6, 2005
- Presentation on the International Criminal Court, the Rome Statue and Canada-US Relations, Duke University, July 2005
- Reforming the United Nations: Renovation, Innovation and the Art of the Possible, Aspen Atlantic Group Conference, Vancouver, May 19, 2005
- Presentation before the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs an International Trade, April 21, 2005
- Hemispheric Council Meeting, Mexico, April 12-13, 2005
- The UN: Adapting to the 21st Century, the UN Reform Conference, CIGI, Waterloo, Ontario, April 3-5, 2005
- Democracy for a Safer World, The Madrid Summit, Madrid, Spain, March 8-11, 2005
- Does International Law Matter Anymore? Canadian International Law Students' Conference, February 25, 2005
- Presentation before the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence, February 21, 2005
- Can the World Be Governed? Canada in the World Conference, McGill University February, 2005
- The UN Between Heaven and Hell, CIIA Behind the Headlines, January 5, 2005
2004
- The United Nations, the United States, and the Fork in the Road, notes for a presentation to the Inter-American Defense Council, Fort McNail, Washington, D.C., December 15, 2004s
- Summary, by Paul Heinbecker, Discussion on International Terrorism,
G/L20 Conference,
Princeton University, December 2004
- Canada and the New American Empire, Canada-US Relations Project Conference, Victoria, November 26, 2004
- North Atlantic Cooperation: Big Dreams, Small Realities, Canada-UK Colloquium, Quebec City, November 2004
- The UN Has Its Own Problems, G78 Conference, Chelsea, Quebec, October 23, 2004
- Re-engineering Global Changes, Atlantik Brücke Conference, October 15 2004
- The War on Iraq: the Futures of North America, from the Conference on Canada-US Mexico Relations after 9/11, Mexico City , September 23, 2004
- Multilateral Cooperation and Peace and Security (Multilateralism in an Age of Empire) Presentation to the Canadian Institute of International Affairs, Ottawa, September 11, 2004,
- Multilateralism in an Age of Empire, American Political Science Association, Chicago, September 4, 2004
- Canada , the US , the UN and International Law, Academy of Legal Studies in Business Annual Conference, August 20, 2004
- The US, the UN, and Human Security: Protecting People in a Unipolar World, Address to the Annual General Meeting of the Academic Council on the United Nations System, Geneva, July 2004
- Canada, the US, the UN and What it All Means, Address to the Institute for Research in Public Policy, Montreal, June 2004
- The US, the UN and Indispensable Multilateral Cooperation, Address to the Green Party Conference, Heinrich Boell Foundation, Berlin, June 2004
- The Responsibility to Protect, Address to the Green Party Conference, Heinrich Boell Foundation, Berlin, June 2004
- Values, Interests and Having a Choice: Canada in a Unipolar World, Address to the Retired Heads of Mission Association, Victoria, May 2004
- The US, Canada, and Having a Choice, Vancouver Branch of CIIA, Vancouver, May 4, 2004
- The Changing International Stage, presented at the Chumir Foundation Symposium, Calgary, May 2004
- What are friends for?, presented at the Forum for Young Canadians, Ottawa, May 2004
- The State and the New Security Challenges, at the First International Symposium on the Role of the State in the 21st Century, Hertie School of Governance, April 22-23, 2004
- US-Canadian Security Relations: Partnership or Predicament?, a link to the audio component of the Duke University Conference, April 15-16, 2004, Durham North Carolina - select Panel 6
- New Dangers, New Vulnerabilities, NATO Conference, Norfolk, Virginia, April 20, 2004
- Rwanda, Paul Heinbecker with General Dallaire, Carleton University Journalism School, April 2004
- The UN in the Twenty-first Century: Why an Old Dog has to Learn New Tricks, presentation to the Canadian Forces College, Toronto, March 21, 2004
- The UN in the 21st Century: Why an Old Dog has to Learn New Tricks, an Open Lecture at Wilfrid Laurier University, March 24, 2004
- Putting People First: Values, Interests and Human Security, the Royal Commonwealth Society, Ottawa, March 2004
- The UN and Never Again: the Responsibility to Protect, Carleton University, Ottawa, March 13, 2004
- Address to the Norman Patterson School of International Affairs, Annual Dinner, March 18, 2004
- Canada, the United States and the International Community: Or Why I Am So Damn Angry at George Bush (Jr.), Rideau Club, Ottawa, February 11, 2004
- Further Apart; Canada, the United States and the International Community, presented to the Carleton Leadership Forum, Ottawa, February 10, 2004
- Living with A Hyper-Power, Panel on Canada-U.S. Relations, University of Alberta, January 28, 2004
- The U.N. at a Fork in the Road; the United Nations, the United States and Canadian Foreign Policy,University of Alberta, International Week Edmonton, January 28, 2004
2003
- Presentation to the ADM Forum, Ottawa, October 29, 2003
- Leading Horses to Water: Lessons from the (East) River's Edge, an address to the Canadian Club of Ottawa, May 13, 2003
- Presentation at Duke University ICC, April 11, 2003
- Diplomatic License, CNN Interviews with Paul Heinbecker, March 1, 2003
- The Responsibility to Protect: Galvanizing Support for Responsible International Action, Wilton Park Conference, Paul Heinbecker, Permanent Representative and Ambassador of Canada to the United Nations, February 11, 2003
2002
- African Initiative, New Partnership, at the International Peace Academy Seminor on NEPAD, New York, July 16, 2002
- Speaking notes for the Learning Event for Assistant Deputy Ministers, hosted by the Partnership for International Co-operation of the Canadian Centre for Management Development (CCMD), Ottawa, May 16, 2002
- Canadian Reception for the National Model United Nations (english and french versions), Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York, March 25, 2008
- A Decade of United Nations Sanctions, at the Royal Institute of International Affairs in London, March 8, 2002
- Launch of the Equator Intiative, Guggenheim Museum, January 30, 2002
- Meeting of Canadian Executive Directors to the International Financial Institutions, Ottawa, January 16-17, 2002
2001
- Remarks on the occasion of the Family Service Canada Annual Conference (Part 1, Part 2), Waterloo, October 25, 2001
- Statement to the World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance (WCAR), Durban, South Africa, September 8, 2001
2000
- Interview with Paul Heinbecker, World View, Issue 7, 2000
- The Human Security Framework, Speaking Points for MPH – Woodrow Wilson Centre, June 16, 2000
- Human Security: What Is It; Why It's Important, Clingendael, The Hague Netherlands, April 2000
- Presentation to the Standing Committee on National Defence and Veterans Affairs, March 23, 2000
1999
- Reflections on Lessons Learned: Canada's Experience in Kosovo (Part 1, Part 2), an address delivered to the conference 'Twisting Arms and Flexing Muscles: Perspectives on Military Force, Humanitarian Intervention and Peacebuilding', October 14, 1999
1998
- Human Security, Conference on Foreign Policy, Chateau Laurier Hotel, October 1998
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Talks, Eulogies and Testimonials
- Memorial for the late Ambassador Geoffrey Bruce, statement notes by Paul Heinbecker, September 23, 2014
- Memorial Ceremony for Fallen Diplomats And in Commemoration of the Late Colonel Atilla Altikat, statement notes
by Paul Heinbecker, Ottawa, August 27, 2014
- Rauf Denktash, January 24, 2011
- Julie Rechel
- Klaus Goldschlag
- Memorial Service for Attila Altikat, Ottawa, August 24, 2008
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Speeches with/for Others
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