James Christoff, High Commissioner-designate for Canada in South Africa
Biography
James Christoff (BA [Political Science], Concordia University, 1991; BPR, Mount Saint Vincent University, 1993; MPA, Royal Military College of Canada, 2017) joined the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in 1999. At Headquarters, he has served as executive director, Southeast Asia; director of communications, Afghanistan Task Force; press secretary and spokesperson in the Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs; and communications manager for Team Canada trade missions. Abroad, he has served in various positions in Kenya, the Philippines and Afghanistan and was ambassador to South Sudan from 2018 to 2019. Most recently, Mr. Christoff served as high commissioner in Nigeria and permanent representative of Canada to the Economic Community of West African States.
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