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veteran Canadian diplomat, Howard Balloch began serving as Canada's ambassador to China, Mongolia and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in 1996 after a 20-year career in the Government of Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. A specialist on Pacific Rim nations, Mr. Balloch helped to develop bilateral exchanges between Canada and China and led the promotion and protection of Canadian interests in China. After retiring from the government's foreign service in July 2001, he continued to support Sino-Canadian business cooperation through his Beijing-based private investment and consulting business and as president of the Canada-China Business Council.
Mr. Balloch, 53, earned his BA and MBA from McGill University, Montreal, and subsequently pursued further graduate studies at the University of Toronto and Fondation nationale des Sciences Politiques in Paris. | 