The Honourable John McCallum, Ambassador of Canada to the People’s Republic of China
Diplomatic career, 2017
Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China
Political career, 2000-2017
Member of Parliament for Markham (subsequently Markham-Unionville, Markham-Thornhill)
Served in six ministerial portfolios, including National Defence and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Led initiative to welcome 40,000+ Syrian refugees to Canada (2015-16) and nominated Nelson Mandela as honorary citizen (2001)
Banking career, 1994-2000
Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, Royal Bank of Canada
Academic career, 1976-1994
Economics professor at McGill University, Université du Québec à Montréal, Simon Fraser University, and University of Manitoba, as well as Dean of Faculty of Arts, McGill University
Best known publication: “National Borders Matter: Canada-US Regional Trade Patterns,” American Economic Review, June 1995
Education
BA, Queens’ College, Cambridge
Diplôme d’Etudes supérieures, Université de Paris I
PhD, McGill University
Personal
Married to Nancy Lim McCallum with three sons: Andrew, Jamie, Duncan
