DRAKE, Earl G. 1928-

PERSONAL:

Born April 23, 1928, in Canada; son of Gordon C. (in business) and Elizabeth (maiden name, Rutherford; later surname, Foster) Drake; married Helen Joyce Slater (divorced, 1987); married Monica C. Gruder, 1987; children: (first marriage) David A., Catherine J. Drake Jenkens. Education: University of Saskatchewan, B.A., 1949, M.A., 1951; University of Toronto, doctoral study, 1952. Religion: Christian. Hobbies and other interests: Collecting antique maps, nature walking.

ADDRESSES:

Home—3153 Travers Ave., West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V7V 1G4. Office—Simon Fraser University, 7600-515 West Hastings St., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6B 5K3; fax: 604-291-5230. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER:

Government of Saskatchewan, archivist and historian in Regina and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, 1953-55; Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs, Ottawa, Ontario, assistant deputy minister, 1955-75; World Bank, Washington, DC, executive director, 1975-82; Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs, ambassador, 1982-90; Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, professor and project director, 1991—. Canada-China Business Council, president, 2000-01, vice chair, 2001—.

AWARDS, HONORS:

Award for distinguished contribution to public service, Government of Canada, 1989; Environmental Award, State Council of China, 2001.

WRITINGS:

Regina, the Queen City, McClelland & Stewart (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 1999.

A Stubble-Jumper in Striped Pants (memoir), University of Toronto Press (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 1999.

WORK IN PROGRESS:

Research on the Golden Age of Indonesia, 1254-1365.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

BOOKS

Drake, Earl G., A Stubble-Jumper in Striped Pants, University of Toronto Press (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 1999.