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The U.S. Department of State has announced in a press release on its website that Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Ottawa on Tuesday.

Kerry will be attending a series of bilateral meetings, but will also be expressing his condolences to senior Canadian officials over the deaths of two Canadian soldiers last week.

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Jen Psaki, spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of state, said that Kerry will “express America’s solidarity with the Canadian people, reaffirming the close friendship and alliance between our countries.”

Last Monday, Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent was killed in a targeted hit-and-run incident in St. Jean-Sur-Richeliu, Quebec. The suspect, Martin Couture-Rouleau, was fatally shot after a police pursuit.

Corporal Nathan Cirillo, 24, was shot and killed last Wednesday while on duty at the National War Memorial. The shooter, Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, then made his way to Parliament Hill, where he was killed by Sergeant-At-Arms Kevin Vickers and his security team outside the Hall of Honour.