Gordon D. Giffin

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Trade Relations With Canada From An Insider's View

Editor: Please give our readers a brief review of your time as U.S. Ambassador to Canada, some achievements of your administration and a bit of background on your Canada origins. Giffin: I served in Canada as Ambassador from August of 1997 until May 2001. Although born in the United States, I...

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The Trans-Border Discussion: A Former Ambassador's Perspective

Editor: Ambassador Giffin, since leaving Canada five years ago as U.S. Ambassador, you have been sought after by various corporations to serve as a director. Would you share with us how you go about determining whether to join a particular board of directors? Giffin: I have been honored to be...

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Canada - Law Firms Good Neighbors Make Good Trading Partners

Editor: Ambassador Giffin, would you tells us something about your career? Giffin: I worked at the U.S. Senate as Chief Counsel and Legislative Director for Senator Sam Nunn of Georgia. I then returned to private practice in Atlanta with the predecessor firm to McKenna Long & Aldridge, where...

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Canada - Law Firms A Former U.S. Ambassador To Canada On U.S.-Canadian Trade Relations

Editor: Ambassador Giffin, you have had a very interesting career. Would you provide our readers with a summary? Giffin: Following law school, I was privileged to spend almost five years working in the U.S. Senate as legislative director and chief counsel to Senator Sam Nunn. It was an...

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