NEWS RELEASES
BILL CLARKE APPOINTED TO CANADIAN COMMERCIAL CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
December 10, 1999 (5:10 p.m. EST) No. 270
BILL CLARKE APPOINTED TO CANADIAN COMMERCIAL CORPORATION BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
The Minister for International Trade, Pierre S. Pettigrew, today announced the appointment of Bill Clarke to the
Board of Directors of the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC).
Mr. Clarke is currently the Assistant Deputy Minister of International Business, and Chief Trade Commissioner
with the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT). During his 33-year career with DFAIT,
Mr. Clarke has also served as Ambassador to Sweden and the Baltic Republics, Ambassador to Brazil, and
Director General of the U.S. Trade Division, among other positions.
The Canadian Commercial Corporation is a crown corporation that reports to Parliament through the Minister
for International Trade. CCC supports the export efforts of Canadian companies by providing contracting
expertise and performance guarantees to foreign buyers. It is a valued member of Team Canada Inc.
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A biographical note on Mr. Clarke is attached.
For further information, media representatives may contact:
Sylvie Bussières
Office of the Minister for International Trade
(613) 992-7332
Media Relations Office
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
(613) 995-1874
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
William L. (Bill) Clarke
Education:
B.A., University of Saskatchewan
Career History:
• Assistant Deputy Minister, International Business, and Chief Trade Commissioner, 1999-to present
• Ambassador to Sweden and the Baltic Republics, 1995-99
• Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Service Branch, 1994-95
• Assistant Deputy Minister, Personnel Branch, 1992-94
• Ambassador to Brazil, 1990-92
• Director General, U.S. Trade Division Tourism and Investment Development Bureau, 1988-90
• Director, U.S. Trade Division, 1986-88
• Consul General, São Paulo, Brazil, 1982-86
• Consul and Senior Trade Commissioner, San Francisco, 1978-82
• Deputy Director, Administration and Personnel, Industry Trade and Commerce, 1975-78
• First Secretary (Commercial), Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia, 1973-75
• First Secretary (Commercial), Singapore, 1970-73
• Second Secretary (Commercial), The Hague, 1967-70
• Assistant Trade Commissioner, Ottawa, 1966-67
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