Trade Commissioner is the title of a government official whose primary duties are to promote international trade agreements and export

Export

The term export is derived from the conceptual meaning as to ship the goods and services out of the port of a country. The seller of such goods and services is referred to as an "exporter" who is based in the country of export whereas the overseas based buyer is referred to as an "importer"...

 trade

Trade

Trade is the transfer of ownership of goods and services from one person or entity to another. Trade is sometimes loosely called commerce or financial transaction or barter. A network that allows trade is called a market. The original form of trade was barter, the direct exchange of goods and...

 programs on behalf of a national or regional government authority. Such envoys are normally posted abroad, often being permanently resident in the country or region to which they have been assigned, but in some cases are locally engaged employees. If assigned by an authority or organization lacking sovereignty, or if a local employee, a trade commissioner may not enjoy diplomatic status. The title Trade Commissioner is also used by some international organizations for the senior official responsible for trade.

Canada

The Canadian Trade Commissioner Service has 150 offices in Canada and abroad, employing both Canadian citizens and foreign nationals with this title.

International organizations with trade commissioners

The following international organizations have commissioners for trade and related issues:

• The Economic Community of West African States
  Economic Community of West African States
  The Economic Community of West African States is a regional group of fifteen West African countries. Founded on 28 May 1975, with the signing of the Treaty of Lagos, its mission is to promote economic integration across the region....
  
   has a Commissioner of Trade, Customs and Free Movement
• The EUCLID (Euclid University)
  EUCLID (Euclid University)
  EUCLID, also called Pôle Universitaire Euclide or Euclid University, is an intergovernmental organization chartered as a university and umbrella organization dedicated to sustainable development. Its legal framework was formalized in 2008 by a multilateral memorandum of understanding which as...
  
   has a Commissioner for Economic Development and Trade Diplomacy.]
• The European Union
  European Union
  The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
  
  's senior official for international trade is the European Commissioner for Trade
  European Commissioner for Trade
  The European Commissioner for Trade is the member of the European Commission responsible for the European Union's common commercial policy...
  
  .
• The Pacific Islands Forum
  Pacific Islands Forum
  The Pacific Islands Forum is an inter-governmental organization that aims to enhance cooperation between the independent countries of the Pacific Ocean. It was founded in 1971 as the South Pacific Forum...
  
  Secretariat posts trade commissioners to Tokyo, Japan; Sydney, Australia; Auckland, New Zealand; and Beijing, China.

External links

• World Trade Organisation member countries (Including links to each country's trade-related national website)