Roy William Blake (7 March 1906 – 11 July 1994)[1][2] was a Canadian diplomat. Born near London, Ontario, Blake was a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan.[3] During World War II Blake served as a captain in the Saskatoon Light Infantry.[4] While serving in Italy he suffered an injury which permanently crippled him.[5]
In 1954 Blake was the Canadian Trade Commissioner to Australia. That year, Blake, his wife, and their two sons embarked on a five-month world tour which was described as part business trip and part holiday.[6][7] Blake toured industrial centres in Canada to discuss trade with Australia.[8]
Blake stayed in Australia until at least 1956[9] but by 1957 had moved to Port of Spain, Trinidad where he was Trade Commissioner to the Caribbean countries.[10] That year Blake published a report in the Canadian Foreign Trade journal reporting that subsidised flour from the United States was hurting Canadian wheat and flour sales to that region.[10]
In 1960, as an assistant director of the Department of Trade and Commerce, Blake led a trade mission to Britain.[11] Later, Blake and his family spent two and a half years in Kingston, Jamaica, where he was again commercial counselor.[12] For some months in 1962 Blake was acting High Commissioner to Jamaica until he was replaced by the permanent appointee to that post, Graham Campbell McInnes.[13][14]
In 1964 Blake was appointed Consul General to West Germany.[12][15] From 1967 until 1969 Blake was Consul General to Italy.[16][17]
References edit
- ^ Who's Who, Jamaica. 1963. p. 53.
- ^ "Empty Saddles" (PDF). The Saga. Saskatchewan Agricultural Graduates Association. August 1994. p. 6. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ "Diplomatic post for Sask. native". Leader-Post. 28 July 1967. p. 1. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ^ "Sask. students win IODE awards". Leader-Post. 25 September 1958. p. 6. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ^ "Victory loan salesman". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. 4 November 1944. p. 3. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ^ "Farewells". The Age. 22 June 1954. p. 5. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "Cold Greeting". The Age. 24 November 1954. p. 9. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "Trade Commissioner Here". Montreal Gazette. 2 October 1954. p. 35. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "Farewell Luncheon". The Age. 12 September 1956. p. 8. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ a b "Canada Market Suffers". Leader-Post. Canadian Press. 6 November 1957. p. 14. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ Dworkin, Ben (16 September 1960). "Missions Busy Selling Canada To The British". Ottawa Citizen. p. 8. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ^ a b "Jamaicans Held Key to Harmony". Calgary Herald. 26 May 1964. p. 24. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ The Commonwealth Relations Office List. Vol. 10. H.M. Stationery Office. 1964. p. 368.
- ^ "Heads of Posts List". Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. 8 June 2007. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "Diplomats Move". Montreal Gazette. Reuters. 27 March 1964. p. 16. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "Watrous native delegate to Tanzania". Star-Phoenix. 29 July 1967. p. 25. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "Consuls General 1943 - 2001". About the Department. Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. 8 June 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
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