The Trade Programme Managers “Unofficial” Survival Guide
The world of international business is changing. Industry is busy redesigning itself from the inside out to cope with the demands of today’s fast paced global market. Meanwhile, are we as Trade Commissioners keeping up? We, like business, must strive to be…
Editor’s Notebook // Carnet du rédacteur
We plan to publish quarterly, on schedule, regularly but at the same time, we want to break out with Special Issues.
Derrick Haro
A friend of mine once told me that he measured a person’s worth by the shoes they wore: I started to keep my eye on people’s feet. In mid-1982, when Derrick Haro first reported for duty at Trade Commissioner Service headquarters, I…
Fred Bull
William Fred Bull died at his home in Ottawa on Friday, January 22, 1993. He was born on December 31, 1903 in Weston, Ontario. After earning a B. Comm. degree from the University of Toronto, Mr. Bull joined Trade and Commerce as…
Claude Charland
Claude joined the Trade Commissioner Service in 1957. He served in New Orleans (1958), Lagos (1961- 62), Sao Paolo (1965-67), Brussels (1967-69), and twice in Paris, (1958- 61 and 1970-73). He was appointed an assistant deputy minister in 1973 and served in…
Milton Blair Blackwood
Friends of Milton Blair Blackwood were saddened to learn of his sudden death in La Jolla, California on October 31, 1992. A memorial service at La Jolla was held on November 8.
Letters // Correspondance
We much enjoyed Hugh Stephens’ account of his 1991 trip to Pyongyang, North Korea (bout de papier, Vol. 9 No. 4) and congratulate him on it. Particularly interesting were his observations about Kaesong and the truce village of Panmunjon. As he says,…
Bombay Daze
An elephant’s skin: grey and creased. Below, the tide begins to reclaim the mudflats, the muddy water creeping forward in the gentle folds of a pachyderm’s hide. The returning waters displace dazzling white herons, replete after a morning’s fishing and beckon the…
The Trade Commissioner Service: A Different Second Century
1994 will mark the centenary of the Trade Commissioner Service (TCS). Our contribution to the Canadian exporting community and to the Canadian economy is cause for celebration. It is also cause for reflection: do we serve the changing needs of Canadian business,…
A Funny Thing Happened…
I knew it would not be an easy trip. The Amazon I set out to visit was very different from what it is today. Then no highways pierced its close. Then no mobs attacked it with flame throwers and diesel power. Nature,…
