01/04/2016: Seminar on Migration Policies and Practices in the Americas- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Western Hemisphere Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
1 April 2016, 9:00 – 13:00
Max van der Stoel Zaal (01c71), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bezuidenhoutseweg 67, 2594 AC The Hague
You are cordially invited to attend a seminar on “Migration Policies and Practices in the Americas”, organised by the Western Hemisphere Department.
Countries in the Americas have a wealth of experience when it comes to migration. The aim of this seminar is to discuss migration policies in the Americas and to share practices and lessons learned.
Programme:
08:30 – 09:00 Registration
09:00 – 09:05 Welcome by Joost Reintjes, Director Western Hemisphere Department, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
09:05 – 09:15 Opening remarks by Reina Buijs, Deputy Director General for International Cooperation, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
09:15 – 10:45 Trends in migration flows and policies in the Americas
Ø Marcia Bebianno Simoes PhD, Migration Specialist, Organization for the American States (OAS)
Ø Georges Lemaître, former Principal Administrator of the International Migration Division, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
10:45 – 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 – 12:15 Border protection and safe return (case study: US-Mexico border)
Ø Patrick Ott, Customs and Border Protection Attaché, US Embassy in the Hague
Ø Sandra Patricia Mendoza Durán, Director for Protection in the United States, Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ø Dr. Olivier Thomas Kramsch, Nijmegen Centre for Border Research
12:15 – 12:45 Labour migration (case study: Canada)
Ø Dr. Tanya Basok, Professor at University of Windsor, Canada
12:45 – 13:00 Concluding remarks by the moderator
Moderator: Melissa Siegel, Associate Professor, Head Migration Studies Training and Research at Maastricht Graduate School of Governance
Register (before 25 March) at DWH-RSVP@minbuza.nl