 Caron served as Canada's ambassador to China (2001 to 2005), with concurrent accreditation to North Korea and Mongolia, and was ambassador to Japan until the fall of 2008 when he was appointed High Commissioner to India with concurrent accreditation as Ambassador to Nepal and Bhutan.In 2008, Caron was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Meiji Gakuin University.He is married to Kumru Caron and they have three children.