01/04/2016: Seminar on Migration Policies and Practices in the Americas- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

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