Jon Allen
Member, International Board
Chair, Canada Board
Born in Winnipeg in 1950, Jon Allen (LL.B., University of Western Ontario, 1976; LL.M., International Law, University of London, Lodon School of Economics, 1977) joined the then Canadian Department of External Affairs in 1981.
In addition to postings abroad in Mexico City (1983-85), New Delhi (1989-92) and Washington (1997-2001, 2004-2006), Mr. Allen held the positions of Director General, North America Bureau (2001-2004) and Minister (Political Affairs) at the Canadian Embassy in Washington (2004-2006) and Assistant Deputy Minister, Americas (2010-2012).
From 2006 to 2010, Mr. Allen was Canada’s Ambassador to Israel. From 2012 to 2016 he was Ambassador to Spain and Andorra. From December 2012 to July 2014, he was Chargé d’affaires a.i. to the Holy See.
He is currently a Senior Fellow at the Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History, a Distinguished Fellow of the Canada International Council, and Chair of Rozana Canada, a health diplomacy not-for-profit whose objective is to build bridges between Palestinians and Israelis via the health sector.
