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Guy Saint-Jacques
Guy Saint-Jacques is a Canadian retired diplomat who served as Canada's ambassador to China from 26 September 2012 until 9 October 2016. Career St Jacques joined the Department of Foreign Affairs in 1977. St Jacques served in New York City, Mexico City, Kinshasa, Hong Kong, Washington and London. St Jacques was appointed Ambassador for Climate Change in 2010. St Jacques was appointed to Beijing by John Baird (Canadian politician), John Baird in September 2012, and presented his credentials to Hu Jintao. He liaised in Beijing extensively with Cong Peiwu, while the latter was Director-General of the Chinese Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs. St Jacques retired after 30 years of service in October 2016, while Stephane Dion was Minister of Foreign Affairs and just short of one year after the 29th Canadian Ministry, Trudeau government came to power. Post-retirement St Jacques made the headlines in July 2019, when reports emerged that someone at the Office of the Pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Ambassadors Of Canada To China
This is a list of ambassadors of Canada to China. Ambassadors to the Republic of China Canada was originally represented in China by the British ambassador, who looked after the interests of the entire British Empire and later the British Commonwealth. Canadian participation in World War II made it desirable to establish separate representation in China, and in 1942 a Canadian Embassy was opened in the temporary capital of Chongqing. The embassy was then moved to the permanent Nationalist capital of Nanjing in 1946. Ambassadors to the People's Republic of China The Canadian ambassador remained in Nanjing after Communist troops took the city on April 23, 1949. Canada then maintained diplomatic relations with Communist China at the chargé level from July 1949 to February 1951, when the Korean War made it impossible for diplomatic relations to continue. Canada chose not to post an ambassador to the Nationalist capital of Taipei, maintaining relations through the Nationali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |