Original title: Canadian Prime Minister accepts the resignation of ambassador Bao Damin to China
China News Agency, Toronto, December 6 (Reporter Yu Ruidong) - Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau said in a statement on December 6 that he had accepted the resignation of Canadian ambassador to China Dominic Barton.
Bao Damin responded to a number of mainstream media in Canada that he would step down on December 31 this year. He expressed his belief that Canada China relations are crucial to Canada's future.
Trudeau expressed his gratitude and respect for Bao Damin. He said that during Bao Damin's tenure as ambassador to China, Canada China relations were facing difficulties and challenges. Thanks to Bao Damin's efforts, Canada can now better handle its important relations with China and achieve Canada's diplomatic objectives.
Born in Uganda in 1962, Bao Damin was the honorary global president of McKinsey & company, a world-famous management consulting company, and served as the chairman and global president of McKinsey & Company from 2009 to 2018.
Trudeau appointed Bao Damin as Canadian ambassador to China in September 2019. John McCallum, former ambassador to China, resigned in late January 2019.
At a seminar held by the Canada China Trade Council in late September this year, Bao Damin called on Canadian enterprises to seize the opportunities of economic development in Asia and China and study China's 14th five year plan. (end)