John Andrew Licharson

John Licharson is a Canadian diplomat. He joined the Department of External Affairs on June 9, 1969.

Postings

1971-1973: Third/Second Secretary, Canadian High Commission, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (concurrently accredited to Mauritius and Mozambique);

1974-1975: African Affairs (Anglophone) Division;

1976-1978: First Secretary (Economic), Canadian Embassy, Seoul, Korea;

1978-1980: First Secretary, Canadian High Commission, Lusaka, Zambia (concurrently accredited to Malawi and, from 1980 to Zimbabwe);

1981: Chargé d'Affaires, Canadian High Commission, Lusaka;

1982: African Affairs (Anglophone) Division;

1983-1985: Counsellor, Canadian High Commission, Kingston, Jamaica (concurrently accredited to The Bahamas and Belize);

1985: Chef de Mission, Canadian Liaison Office, Nassau, Bahamas;

1986-1988: Economic Policy Bureau - Deputy Director, Economic Relations with Developing Countries Division (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development & United Nations);

Resigned from DFAIT in 1990.

Served as Senior Advisor on Internal Trade Issues in Industry Canada, 1990-1998.

Retired from the Public Service as Director, Economic and Regional Development Policy, Privy Council Office, in July, 2002.

Chairman, Prince Edward - Lennox & Addington Community Futures Development Corporation, 2009 - 2011.

Chairman, PELA-CFDC Investment Review Committee, 2011-2013.