Roy William Blake

Captain Roy Blake promoting Victory Loans in 1944.

Roy William Blake (born 7 March 1906)[1] was a former Canadian diplomat. Born near London, Blake was a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan.[2] During World War II Blake served as a captain in the Saskatoon Light Infantry.[3] While serving in Italy he suffered an injury which permanently crippled him.[4]

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.[5][6] Blake toured industrial centres in Canada to discuss trade with Australia.[7]

Blake stayed in Australia until at least 1956[8] but by 1957 had moved to Port of Spain, Trinidad where he was Trade Commissioner to the Caribbean countries.[9] 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.[9]

In 1960, as an assistant director of the Department of Trade and Commerce, Blake led a trade mission to Britain.[10] Later, Blake and his family spent two and a half years in Kingston, Jamaica, where he was again commercial counselor.[11] 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.[12][13]

In 1964 Blake was appointed Consul General to West Germany.[11][14] From 1967 until 1969 Blake was Consul General to Italy.[15][16]

References

  1. ↑ Who's Who, Jamaica. 1963. p. 53.
  2. ↑ "Diplomatic post for Sask. native". Leader-Post. 28 July 1967. p. 1. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "Sask. students win IODE awards". Leader-Post. 25 September 1958. p. 6. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  4. ↑ "Victory loan salesman". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. 4 November 1944. p. 3. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "Farewells". The Age. 22 June 1954. p. 5. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  6. ↑ "Cold Greeting". The Age. 24 November 1954. p. 9. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  7. ↑ "Trade Commissioner Here". Montreal Gazette. 2 October 1954. p. 35. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  8. ↑ "Farewell Luncheon". The Age. 12 September 1956. p. 8. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  9. 1 2 "Canada Market Suffers". Leader-Post. Canadian Press. 6 November 1957. p. 14. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  10. ↑ Dworkin, Ben (16 September 1960). "Missions Busy Selling Canada To The British". Ottawa Citizen. p. 8. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  11. 1 2 "Jamaicans Held Key to Harmony". Calgary Herald. 26 May 1964. p. 24. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  12. ↑ The Commonwealth Relations Office List. 10. H.M. Stationery Office. 1964. p. 368.
  13. ↑ "Heads of Posts List". Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. 8 June 2007. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  14. ↑ "Diplomats Move". Montreal Gazette. Reuters. 27 March 1964. p. 16. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  15. ↑ "Watrous native delegate to Tanzania". Star-Phoenix. 29 July 1967. p. 25. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  16. ↑ "Consuls General 1943 - 2001". About the Department. Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. 8 June 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Established		 Acting High Commissioner to Jamaica
1962-1962 		Succeeded by
Graham Campbell McInnes
Preceded by
 Consul General to the Federal Republic of Germany
1964- 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
 Consul General to Italy
1967-1969 		Succeeded by
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