China’s Economic Outlook and its Implications for Canada and the World
Roundtable Luncheon with The Honourable John McCallum, Ambassador of Canada to the People’s Republic of China
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
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