New Diplomatic Appointment to Consul General of Hong Kong SAR

Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT) announced the appointment of Mr. James Ian Burchett as the new Consul General in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), People’s Republic of China, with concurrent accreditation as Consul General in the Macao SAR, China. Mr. Burchett served as trade commissioner in Kingston, head of the Investment Promotion Program at the Canadian consulate general in New York City, counsellor (public and cultural affairs) at the Canadian embassy in Beijing, and most recently minister-counsellor (congressional and legal affairs) and deputy head of the Washington Secretariat at the Canadian embassy in Washington, D.C. He has also worked in divisions responsible for advancing Canadian trade and economic interests with China, Taiwan and the Republic of Korea.