Jun 30 2009
The Honourable Sergio Marchi, P.C. MP
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Former Canadian Minister of Trade, Canadian Ambassador to the WTO, President Canada China Business Council
Sergio Marchi is a former Canadian politician who served as a federal Cabinet Minister in three different portfolios during his time in government: Citizenship and Immigration, Environment, and International Trade. He was also the Ambassador of Canada to the World Trade Organization (WTO), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Office of the United Nations (UN), in Geneva, 1999 - 2004, and a UN Migration Commissioner, 2004 - 2006. He also served as the former President of the Canada China Business Council. Sergio Marchi is an Adjunct Professor at Webster University, in Geneva, where he teaches a graduate course on Globalisation.
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