Roy William Blake

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]

Captain Roy Blake promoting Victory Loans in 1944.

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
  1. Who's Who, Jamaica. 1963. p. 53.
  2. "Empty Saddles" (PDF). The Saga. Saskatchewan Agricultural Graduates Association. August 1994. p. 6. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  3. "Diplomatic post for Sask. native". Leader-Post. 28 July 1967. p. 1. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  4. "Sask. students win IODE awards". Leader-Post. 25 September 1958. p. 6. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  5. "Victory loan salesman". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. 4 November 1944. p. 3. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  6. "Farewells". The Age. 22 June 1954. p. 5. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  7. "Cold Greeting". The Age. 24 November 1954. p. 9. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  8. "Trade Commissioner Here". Montreal Gazette. 2 October 1954. p. 35. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  9. "Farewell Luncheon". The Age. 12 September 1956. p. 8. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  10. "Canada Market Suffers". Leader-Post. Canadian Press. 6 November 1957. p. 14. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  11. Dworkin, Ben (16 September 1960). "Missions Busy Selling Canada To The British". Ottawa Citizen. p. 8. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  12. "Jamaicans Held Key to Harmony". Calgary Herald. 26 May 1964. p. 24. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  13. The Commonwealth Relations Office List. 10. H.M. Stationery Office. 1964. p. 368.
  14. "Heads of Posts List". Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. 8 June 2007. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  15. "Diplomats Move". Montreal Gazette. Reuters. 27 March 1964. p. 16. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  16. "Watrous native delegate to Tanzania". Star-Phoenix. 29 July 1967. p. 25. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  17. "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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