Chief trade promoter embodies work-life, public-private balance

Ailish Campbell, Canada's chief trade commissioner, is known as one of the most influential public servants. The Hill Times sat down with her to talk trade, work-life balance, and the importance of experiencing both the public and private sectors.

Ailish Campbell, Canada's chief trade commissioner, says having a successful career and a family can be difficult, calling it an "eight-ring circus." Her approachable nature and work ethic are just two of the reasons she is influential, say political insiders.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY EMILY HAWS

January 17, 2018

Ailish Campbell’s eight-year-old son tells his friends his mom sells bread and airplanes. And he’s not totally wrong—wheat and aircraft are two of Canada’s largest exports. As Canada's chief trade commissioner, Ms. Campb...

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