Howard Balloch

Howard Balloch is a former Canadian diplomat. He was Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the People's Republic of China, Mongolia and to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Prior to his appointment as Ambassador, he served for two years in the Privy Council Office as Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet for National Unity, a key position in the federal government up to and during the Quebec referendum on sovereignty of 1995. He was appointed to that position shortly after the Liberal Party won the federal election of 1993, and up to that time had been serving as Assistant Deputy Minister for Asia Pacific in the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Following his retirement as Ambassador in 2001, he founded The Balloch Group, a Beijing-based investment advisory and merchant banking firm.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
John Lawrence Paynter
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the People's Republic of China
1996-
Succeeded by
Joseph Caron
Preceded by
John Lawrence Paynter
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Mongolia
1996-
Succeeded by
Joseph Caron
Preceded by
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Democratic People's Republic of Korea
2001-
Succeeded by
Joseph Caron


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