Randolph Gherson

Randolph Gherson

Randolph Gherson was born in Cairo and educated at the London School of Economics. In 1958 he came to Ottawa with Joan, his Winnipeg born wife, following his work as an economist at the International Wheat Council. A spell with the IWC…

Canada: A Nation of Shopkeepers?

Canada: A Nation of Shopkeepers?

Note de la rédaction : bout de papier se penche sur la diplomatie d‘entreprise, sa base comme son tableau d’ensemble. À l’échelle micro, dans le prochain numéro, Joya Donnelly profile trois entrepreneurs membres de la collectivité du service extérieur qui sont passionnés…

William Arthur Dymond

William Arthur Dymond

Bill Dymond, a veteran of Canadian trade and other negotiations, and a mainstay of Carleton’s Centre for Trade Policy and Law over the past 10 years, passed away November 24, after a brief but brave struggle with cancer.

Retooling the Political Officer

Retooling the Political Officer

For over a decade, officers in the political-economic stream of the department have been under silent pressure to change. This is because successive governments have been placing greater and greater emphasis on trade promotion in foreign policy. Last year’s foreign policy review…

Editor’s Notebook // Carnet du rédacteur

Editor’s Notebook // Carnet du rédacteur

Some weeks ago I attended (purely in a stand-in capacity, you understand…) a meeting at which a large number of directors of divisions that deal predominantly with trade relations were present. At one point in the discussions, someone said, as an aside,,…