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Omar Allam

Omar Allam is a former Canadian diplomat with World Bank and UN experience, and is currently serving as the CEO and founder of the Allam Advisory Group, a global trade advisory and commercial diplomacy consulting firm.

What a Biden presidency means for Canadian business, global tade

  • Leaders around the globe, including Canada, Japan, and the European Union reacted positively to the election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. The former vice-president prevailed
Opinion | BY OMAR ALLAM | November 11, 2020
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-president-elect Kamala Harris' first months on the job will likely be defined by two key challenges in the first 100 days: the coronavirus and China, with Canada entering the fray. Photograph courtesy of Facebook

What a Biden presidency means for Canadian business, global tade

Opinion | BY OMAR ALLAM | November 11, 2020
  • Leaders around the globe, including Canada, Japan, and the European Union reacted positively to the election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. The former vice-president prevailed

What a Biden presidency means for Canadian business, global tade

Opinion | BY OMAR ALLAM | November 11, 2020
  • Leaders around the globe, including Canada, Japan, and the European Union reacted positively to the election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. The former vice-president prevailed
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-president-elect Kamala Harris' first months on the job will likely be defined by two key challenges in the first 100 days: the coronavirus and China, with Canada entering the fray. Photograph courtesy of Facebook

Canada has opportunity to create a manufacturing powerhouse for PPE

  • The COVID-19 pandemic will go down in history as a major global health crisis that will forever change the landscape of international trade and
Opinion | BY OMAR ALLAM | May 11, 2020
Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains is helping oversee Ottawa's efforts to procure medical supplies for COVID-19. To ensure sustainability, manufacturing of personal protective equipment requires a long-term game plan with significant capital investments. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada has opportunity to create a manufacturing powerhouse for PPE

Opinion | BY OMAR ALLAM | May 11, 2020
  • The COVID-19 pandemic will go down in history as a major global health crisis that will forever change the landscape of international trade and

Canada has opportunity to create a manufacturing powerhouse for PPE

Opinion | BY OMAR ALLAM | May 11, 2020
  • The COVID-19 pandemic will go down in history as a major global health crisis that will forever change the landscape of international trade and
Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains is helping oversee Ottawa's efforts to procure medical supplies for COVID-19. To ensure sustainability, manufacturing of personal protective equipment requires a long-term game plan with significant capital investments. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What’s at stake for Canadian business this election

  • After four years of Liberal leadership, we are three days away from major change in Canada. Despite campaign rhetoric, all political leaders have been
Opinion | BY OMAR ALLAM | October 18, 2019
Regardless of whether Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, or Green Party Leader Elizabeth May wins, government and industry need to work together to design a new international trade strategy, for a world where America is losing its global influence, and we are constantly facing daily threats to Canadian interests and core values, writes Omar Allam, a former Canadian diplomat. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

What’s at stake for Canadian business this election

Opinion | BY OMAR ALLAM | October 18, 2019
  • After four years of Liberal leadership, we are three days away from major change in Canada. Despite campaign rhetoric, all political leaders have been

What’s at stake for Canadian business this election

Opinion | BY OMAR ALLAM | October 18, 2019
  • After four years of Liberal leadership, we are three days away from major change in Canada. Despite campaign rhetoric, all political leaders have been
Regardless of whether Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, or Green Party Leader Elizabeth May wins, government and industry need to work together to design a new international trade strategy, for a world where America is losing its global influence, and we are constantly facing daily threats to Canadian interests and core values, writes Omar Allam, a former Canadian diplomat. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

What’s at stake in Canada’s lost Philippines helicopter deal?

  • Tensions between the Canadian government and the Philippines could not have come at a worse time for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Canadian companies
Opinion | BY OMAR ALLAM | February 28, 2018
'Do not buy any more from Canada. Or from the United States, because there is always a condition attached,' Rodrigo Duterte, president of the Philippines, told journalists of his orders to his country’s military recently. He's pictured last year. Photograph courtesy of Cesar Parroco/Ceslou

What’s at stake in Canada’s lost Philippines helicopter deal?

Opinion | BY OMAR ALLAM | February 28, 2018
  • Tensions between the Canadian government and the Philippines could not have come at a worse time for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Canadian companies

What’s at stake in Canada’s lost Philippines helicopter deal?

Opinion | BY OMAR ALLAM | February 28, 2018
  • Tensions between the Canadian government and the Philippines could not have come at a worse time for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Canadian companies
'Do not buy any more from Canada. Or from the United States, because there is always a condition attached,' Rodrigo Duterte, president of the Philippines, told journalists of his orders to his country’s military recently. He's pictured last year. Photograph courtesy of Cesar Parroco/Ceslou

Embrace innovation to succeed in global trade

  • For the last 21 months, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his team have been building Canada’s credibility around the world. Canada is working hard
Opinion | BY MELISSA GORDON, OMAR ALLAM | August 16, 2017
The port of Vancouver. Technology is no longer a nice-to-have bonus in the operation of global business, argue Omar Allam and Melissa Gordon. It’s essential. Photograph courtesy of Bobanny

Embrace innovation to succeed in global trade

Opinion | BY MELISSA GORDON, OMAR ALLAM | August 16, 2017
  • For the last 21 months, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his team have been building Canada’s credibility around the world. Canada is working hard

Embrace innovation to succeed in global trade

Opinion | BY MELISSA GORDON, OMAR ALLAM | August 16, 2017
  • For the last 21 months, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his team have been building Canada’s credibility around the world. Canada is working hard
The port of Vancouver. Technology is no longer a nice-to-have bonus in the operation of global business, argue Omar Allam and Melissa Gordon. It’s essential. Photograph courtesy of Bobanny

All eyes on Canada, U.S. energy outlooks at New York summit

  • NEW YORK CITY—Last week, United States President Donald Trump triggered a wave of significant policy changes and made threats about trade, energy, steel, and
Opinion | BY OMAR ALLAM | May 3, 2017
Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr speaks during Bloomberg’s Future of Energy Summit in New York City on April 4, 2016. He spoke again at this year's summit. Photograph courtesy of Natural Resources Canada

All eyes on Canada, U.S. energy outlooks at New York summit

Opinion | BY OMAR ALLAM | May 3, 2017
  • NEW YORK CITY—Last week, United States President Donald Trump triggered a wave of significant policy changes and made threats about trade, energy, steel, and

All eyes on Canada, U.S. energy outlooks at New York summit

Opinion | BY OMAR ALLAM | May 3, 2017
  • NEW YORK CITY—Last week, United States President Donald Trump triggered a wave of significant policy changes and made threats about trade, energy, steel, and
Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr speaks during Bloomberg’s Future of Energy Summit in New York City on April 4, 2016. He spoke again at this year's summit. Photograph courtesy of Natural Resources Canada

Postcard from Saudi Arabia: Canada’s relationship is on the rocks, but there’s still time

  • Last month, I travelled to Saudi Arabia with Canadian executives to take the next step in advancing and strengthening our ties with Canada’s largest
Opinion | BY OMAR ALLAM | November 9, 2016
Saudi Ambassador Naif Bin Bandir Alsudairy, left, and Canadian Foreign Minister Stéphane Dion, seen here following a dinner hosted by the Saudi Embassy in March, have been the point men for the sometimes contentious relations between the two countries. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Postcard from Saudi Arabia: Canada’s relationship is on the rocks, but there’s still time

Opinion | BY OMAR ALLAM | November 9, 2016
  • Last month, I travelled to Saudi Arabia with Canadian executives to take the next step in advancing and strengthening our ties with Canada’s largest

Postcard from Saudi Arabia: Canada’s relationship is on the rocks, but there’s still time

Opinion | BY OMAR ALLAM | November 9, 2016
  • Last month, I travelled to Saudi Arabia with Canadian executives to take the next step in advancing and strengthening our ties with Canada’s largest
Saudi Ambassador Naif Bin Bandir Alsudairy, left, and Canadian Foreign Minister Stéphane Dion, seen here following a dinner hosted by the Saudi Embassy in March, have been the point men for the sometimes contentious relations between the two countries. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

A Friday to remember: Surprise Wallonia defence hurts Canada’s chances of clinching historic CETA victory

  • Last week, Canada’s International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland was driving Canada’s offense through the EU’s red zone with sights set high on a touchdown
Opinion | BY OMAR ALLAM | October 24, 2016
Chrystia Freeland Trade Minister, Canada's chief trade negotiator Steve Verheul, and European Parliament President Martin Schulz discussing the Canada-EU trade agreement in Brussels back in April 2016. Photograph courtesy of the EU Parliament

A Friday to remember: Surprise Wallonia defence hurts Canada’s chances of clinching historic CETA victory

Opinion | BY OMAR ALLAM | October 24, 2016
  • Last week, Canada’s International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland was driving Canada’s offense through the EU’s red zone with sights set high on a touchdown

A Friday to remember: Surprise Wallonia defence hurts Canada’s chances of clinching historic CETA victory

Opinion | BY OMAR ALLAM | October 24, 2016
  • Last week, Canada’s International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland was driving Canada’s offense through the EU’s red zone with sights set high on a touchdown
Chrystia Freeland Trade Minister, Canada's chief trade negotiator Steve Verheul, and European Parliament President Martin Schulz discussing the Canada-EU trade agreement in Brussels back in April 2016. Photograph courtesy of the EU Parliament
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