Wasting Away in Margaritaville
As I write, I am nearing the end of a one year assignment with the Mexican Foreign Ministry. Just last year, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada and the Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores — México (SRE) agreed to begin an exchange of…
Micro-Missions: Canada’s Office in Guadalajara
by Jennifer Daubeny
Country Desks — Do They Work? Les bureaux-pays — fonctionnent-ils?
In the autumn of 1996 and as part of the broader restructuring exercise, all of DFAIT’s geographic bureaux were reorganised in such a way that the distinction between General Relations and Trade Divisions was erased. Easier said than done. With China or…
The Honourable Roy MacLaren: An Interview with Mr. Free Trade
The Honourable Roy MacLaren, a graduate of Cambridge University (U.K.), is a former Foreign Service officer and the author of several books, including Canadians behind enemy lines: 1939-45. His distinguished career in politics culminated in his nomination as Minister for International Trade…
A New Political Impulse to Economic and Trade Cooperation
Towards an OECD Free Trade Area and Optional Free Trade Areas for the Newly Industrialized and Lesser Developed Countries
Negotiating with the Neighbours / Négocier avec les voisins
On June 2, the Senior ADM, who is also the Coordinator of the NAFTA negotiations, is in Mexico for consultations with the Mexican government on the implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement. He opens secret negotiations with the Chilean government…
Into the Future
The completion of the Uruguay Round and the implementation of NAFTA in augur the second century for our Trade Commissioner Service. Andrew Griffith looks at the ongoing evolution of the TCS and points out directions for the next century.
The Importance of Not Being External
Minister MacLaren leads the International Trade portfolio of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade and the Trade Commissioner Service into the next century. After almost one year as Minister and many years thinking about trade and economic issues as a…
