List of ambassadors and high commissioners to Canada
This is a list of heads of diplomatic missions to Canada from other countries and entities, such as Ambassadors and High Commissioners, as listed by Global Affairs Canada.[1]
Current Ambassadors and High Commissioners
[edit]Below are the Ambassadors and High Commissioners to Canada, by order of precedence, as of July 2024[update].[2]
| Sending country/entity | Name[1][3] | Credentials (as of 23 March 2021[update]) |
Titel |
|---|---|---|---|
 San Marino
|
Damiano Beleffi | 18 May 2011 | Ambassador[i] |
 Monaco
|
Maguy Maccario-Doyle | 16 December 2014 | Ambassador[ii] |
 Andorra
|
Elisenda Vives Balmaña | 28 April 2016 | Ambassador[i] |
 Jemen
|
Jamal Abdullah Yahya Al-Sallal | 21 November 2016 | Ambassador |
 Turkmenistan
|
Meret Orazov | 21 November 2016 | Ambassador[ii] |
 Dschibuti
|
Mohamed Siad Douale | 2 March 2017 | Ambassador[ii] |
 Antigua und Barbuda
|
Ronald Sanders, Sir | 13 March 2017 | High Commissioner[ii] |
 St. Vincent und die Grenadinen
|
Louanne Gaylene Gilchrist | 28 August 2017 | Ambassador |
 Uganda
|
Joy Ruth Acheng | 12 September 2017 | High Commissioner |
 Palau
|
Hersey Kyota | 20 November 2017 | Ambassador[ii] |
 Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
|
Fahad Saeed Mohamed Abdulla Al Raqbani | 29 January 2018 | Ambassador |
 Libanon
|
Fadi Ziadeh | 29 January 2018 | Ambassador |
 Bahrain
|
Shaikh Abdulla Rashed Abdulla AlKhalifa | 29 January 2018 | Ambassador |
 Marokko
|
Souriya Otmani | 29 June 2018 | Ambassador |
 Armenien
|
Anahit Harutyunyan | 9 July 2019 | Ambassador |
 Sierra Leone
|
Sidique Abou-Bakarr Wai | 9 July 2019 | High Commissioner[ii] |
 Dänemark
|
Hanne Fugl Eskjaer | 9 September 2019 | Ambassador |
 Afghanistan
|
Mohammad Hassan Soroosh Yousufzai | 1 November 2019 | Ambassador |
 Ruanda
|
Prosper Higiro | 1 November 2019 | Ambassador |
 Kuwait
|
Reem Mohammad Khaled Zaid Al Khaled | 1 November 2019 | Ambassador |
 Kroatien
|
Vice Skračić | 18 December 2019 | Ambassador |
 Litauen
|
Darius Skusevičius | 18 December 2019 | Ambassador |
 Kosovo
|
Adriatik Kryeziu | 10 March 2020 | Ambassador |
 Mali
|
Fatima Braoulé Méïté | 10 March 2020 | Ambassador |
 Thailand
|
Kallayana Vipattipumiprates | 13 October 2020 | Ambassador[i] |
 Niederlande
|
Goverdina Christina (Ines) Coppoolse | 13 October 2020 | Ambassador |
 Ungarn
|
Mária Éva Vass-Salazar | 13 October 2020 | Ambassador |
 Irland
|
Eamonn Christopher McKee | 13 October 2020 | Ambassador |
 Serbien
|
Dejan Ralević | 30 November 2020 | Ambassador |
 Haiti
|
Wien-Weibert Arthus, Dr. | 30 November 2020 | Ambassador |
 El Salvador
|
Ricardo Alfonso Cisneros Rodriguez | 30 November 2020 | Ambassador |
 European Union
|
Melita Gabric | 1 February 2021 | Head of Delegation and Ambassador |
 Guatemala
|
Guisela Atalida Godinez Sazo | 22 March 2021 | Ambassador |
 Österreich
|
Stefan Pehringer | 8 February 2017 | Ambassador |
 Trinidad und Tobago
|
Dennis Daniel Moses | 29 March 2021 | High Commissioner |
 Argentinien
|
Eugenio Maria Curia | 27 March 2018 | Ambassador |
 Belize
|
Lynn Raymond Young | 4 August 2021 | High Commissioner |
 Vereinigtes Königreich
|
Susannah Clare Goshko | 23 August 2021 | High Commissioner |
 Russland
|
Oleg Stepanov | 9 September 2021 | Ambassador |
 Ivory Coast
|
Bafetigue Ouattara | 9 September 2021 | Ambassador |
 Italien
|
Andrea Ferrari | 9 September 2021 | Ambassador |
 Island
|
Hlynur Gudjonsson | 9 September 2021 | Ambassador |
 Belgien
|
Patrick Guido M. Van Gheel | 3 November 2021 | Ambassador |
 Holy See
|
Ivan Jurkovic | 2 December 2021 | Ambassador[iii] |
 Slowenien
|
Andrej Gregor Rode | 2 December 2021 | Ambassador |
 Ghana
|
Anselm Ransford Adzete Sowah | 2 December 2021 | High Commissioner |
 Spanien
|
Alfredo Martinez Serrano | 7 December 2021 | Ambassador |
 United States of America
|
David L. Cohen | 7 December 2021 | Ambassador |
 Australien
|
Scott Michael Ryan | 19 December 2021 | High Commissioner |
 Salomonen
|
Jane Mugafalu Waetara | 15 February 2022 | High Commissioner |
 Katar
|
Khalid Rashid S.H. Al-Mansouri | 10 March 2022 | Ambassador |
 Kiribati
|
Teburoro Tito | 10 March 2022 | Ambassador[i] |
 Tonga
|
Viliami Vainga Tone | 10 March 2022 | Ambassador[i] |
 Komoren
|
Issimail Chanfi | 10 March 2022 | Ambassador[i] |
 Mauretanien
|
Sidi Mohamed Laghdaf | 10 March 2022 | Ambassador[i] |
 Benin
|
Jean-Claude Felix Do Rego | 10 March 2022 | Ambassador[ii] |
 Botswana
|
Onkokame Kitso Mokaila | 10 March 2022 | High Commissioner[ii] |
 Namibia
|
Margareth Natalie Mensah-Williams | 10 March 2022 | High Commissioner[ii] |
 Luxemburg
|
Nicole Catherine Marie Bintner | 10 March 2022 | Ambassador[ii] |
 Barbados
|
Gline Arley Clarke | 27 April 2022 | High Commissioner |
 Indonesien
|
Daniel Tumpal Sumurung Simanjuntak | 27 April 2022 | Ambassador |
 Südafrika
|
Rieaz Shaik | 27 April 2022 | High Commissioner |
 Lettland
|
Kaspars Ozolins | 27 April 2022 | Ambassador |
 Ukraine
|
Yuliia Kovaliv | 7 June 2022 | Ambassador |
 Portugal
|
Antonio Manuel Torres Domingues Leao Rocha | 7 June 2022 | Ambassador |
 Polen
|
Witold Miroslaw Dzielski | 7 June 2022 | Ambassador |
 Japan
|
Kanji Yamanouchi | 7 June 2022 | Ambassador |
 Pakistan
|
Zaheer Aslam Janjua | 7 June 2022 | High Commissioner |
 Paraguay
|
Raul Antonio Montiel Gasto | 22 September 2022 | Ambassador |
 Äthiopien
|
Fitsum Arega Gebrekidan | 22 September 2022 | Ambassador |
 Estland
|
Margus Rava | 22 September 2022 | Ambassador |
 Ägypten
|
Ahmed Abdallah Ibrahim Hafez | 22 September 2022 | Ambassador |
 Frankreich
|
Michel Miraillet | 22 September 2022 | Ambassador |
 Bahamas
|
Vergeneas Alfred Gray | 26 October 2022 | High Commissioner |
 Moldawien
|
Sergiu Odainic | 23 November 2022 | Ambassador |
 Schweiz
|
Olaf Andreas Kjelsen | 23 November 2022 | Ambassador |
 Südkorea
|
Woongsoon Lim | 23 November 2022 | Ambassador |
 Guyana
|
Keith Linden George | 23 November 2022 | High Commissioner |
 Democratic Republic of Congo
|
Joksa Kabongo Ngoy | 23 November 2022 | Ambassador |
 Indien
|
Sanjay Kumar Verma | 23 November 2022 | High Commissioner |
 North Macedonia
|
Argon Budjaku | 23 November 2022 | Ambassador |
 Costa Rica
|
Adriana Solano Lacle | 20 January 2023 | Ambassador |
 Mauritius
|
Purmanund Jhugroo | 20 January 2023 | High Commissioner |
 Laos
|
Sisavath Inphachanh | 20 January 2023 | Ambassador |
 Samoa
|
Paolelei Luteru | 20 January 2023 | High Commissioner |
 Oman
|
Moosa Hamdan Moosa Al Tai | 28 March 2023 | Ambassador |
 Marshallinseln
|
Gerlald M Zackios | 28 March 2023 | Ambassador |
 Simbabwe
|
Cecil Toendepi Chinenere | 28 March 2023 | Ambassador |
 Philippinen
|
Maria Andrelita Austria | 28 March 2023 | Ambassador |
 Kolumbien
|
Carlos Arturo Morales Lopez | 28 March 2023 | Ambassador |
 Mexiko
|
Carlos Manuel Joaquin Gonzalez | 28 March 2023 | Ambassador |
 Bulgarien
|
Plamen Georgiev Georgiev | 26 June 2023 | Ambassador |
 Honduras
|
Delia Beatriz Valle Marichal | 26 June 2023 | Ambassador |
 Türkei
|
Esra Demir | 26 June 2023 | Ambassador |
 Sambia
|
Kennedy Mpolobe Shepande | 26 June 2023 | Ambassador |
 Jamaika
|
Marsha Monique Coore Lobban | 10 September 2023 | High Commissioner |
 Tschad
|
Bouroumdou Naloum | 25 September 2023 | Ambassador |
 Uruguay
|
Gustavo Anibal Alvarez Goyoaga | 25 September 2023 | Ambassador |
 Peru
|
Manuel Gerardo Talavera Espinar | 25 September 2023 | Ambassador |
 Slovak Republic
|
Viera Grigova | 25 September 2023 | Ambassador |
 Kyrgyz Republic
|
Baktybek Amanbaev | 25 September 2023 | Ambassador |
 Vietnam
|
Vinh Quang Pham | 13 October 2023 | Ambassador |
 Kasachstan
|
Dauletbek Kussainov | 13 October 2023 | Ambassador |
 Mongolei
|
Sarantogos Erdenetsogt | 13 October 2023 | Ambassador |
 Israel
|
Iddo Moed | 13 October 2023 | Ambassador |
 Singapur
|
Chin Siong Tan | 13 October 2023 | High Commissioner |
 Seychellen
|
Ian Dereck Joseph Madeleine | 13 October 2023 | High Commissioner |
 Schweden
|
Signe Fenja Burgstaller | 17 November 2023 | Ambassador |
 Saudi-Arabien
|
Amal Yahya Almoalimi | 17 November 2023 | Ambassador |
 Czechia
|
Martin Tlapa | 17 November 2023 | Ambassador |
 Brasilien
|
Carlos Alberto Franco Franca | 17 November 2023 | Ambassador |
 Senegal
|
Gorgui Ciss | 17 November 2023 | Ambassador |
 Gambia
|
Momodou Lamin Bah | 4 December 2023 | High Commissioner |
 Kambodscha
|
Sophea Eat | 4 December 2023 | Ambassador |
 Eswatini
|
Kennedy Fitzgerald Groening | 4 December 2023 | High Commissioner |
 Surinam
|
Jan Marten Willem Schalkwijk | 4 December 2023 | Ambassador |
 Neuseeland
|
Cecile Hillyer | 16 January 2024 | High Commissioner |
 St. Kitts und Nevis
|
Samuel Alharjai Berridge | 17 February 2024 | High Commissioner |
 Bosnien und Herzegowina
|
Aleksandar Bogdanic | 20 February 2024 | Ambassador |
 Jordanien
|
Sabah Nizar Rashid Al Rafie | 20 February 2024 | Ambassador |
 Griechenland
|
Ekaterini Dimakis | 20 February 2024 | Ambassador |
 Algerien
|
Noureddine Sidi Abed | 20 February 2024 | Ambassador |
 Tunesien
|
Lassaad Boutara | 20 February 2024 | Ambassador |
 Iraq
|
Abdulrahman Hamid Mohamed Al-Hussaini | 20 February 2024 | Ambassador |
 Chile
|
Juan Carlos Garcia Perez de Arce | 30 April 2024 | Ambassador |
 Tansania
|
Joseph Edward Sokoine | 30 April 2024 | High Commissioner |
 Malta
|
Mark Anthony Pace | 30 April 2024 | High Commissioner |
 Cuba
|
Rodrigo Malmierca Diaz | 30 April 2024 | Ambassador |
 Nepal
|
Bharat Raj Paudyal | 30 April 2024 | Ambassador |
 Republic of Congo
|
Appolinaire Aya | 26 June 2024 | Ambassador |
 China
|
Di Wang | 26 June 2024 | Ambassador |
 Usbekistan
|
Furkat Sidikov | 26 June 2024 | Ambassador |
Other offices
[edit]Chargé d'Affaires and other diplomatic heads
[edit]| Sending country/entity | Name | Diplomatic title | Higher official title |
|---|---|---|---|
 Albanien
|
Eliabeta Frroku | Second Secretary & Chargé d'affaires, a.i. | Ambassador |
| Algerien
|
Mokhtar Alloune | Chargé d'affaires, a.i. | Ambassador |
 Aserbaidschan
|
Vasif Cingiz Oglu Abutalibov | Chargé d'affaires, a.i. | Ambassador |
 Bangladesch
|
Hossne Ayub Dewan | Deputy High Commissioner & Acting High Commissioner | High Commissioner |
 Brunei Darussalam
|
Suzianti Abdul Latip | Second Secretary and Acting High Commissioner | High Commissioner |
 Burkina Faso
|
Idrissa Nenin Soulama | Minister-Counsellor & Chargé d'affaires, a.i. | Ambassador |
 Kamerun
|
Philippe Aime Landry Fouda Tsilla Otto | First Secretary & Chargé d'affaires, a.i. | High Commissioner |
 Zypern
|
Antonios Lemesianos | Acting High Commissioner | High Commissioner |
 Dominikanische Republik
|
Erick Augusto Bernard Mateo | Counsellor & Chargé d'affaires, a.i. | Ambassador |
 Ecuador
|
Marisol Del Carmen Nieto Cueva | Minister & Chargé d'affaires, a.i. | Ambassador |
 Finnland
|
Sari Susanna Uusi-Rauva | Deputy Head of Mission & Chargé d'affaires, a.i. | Ambassador |
 Gabun
|
Rosine Engone Ep Oliveira | First Counsellor & Chargé d'affaires, a.i. | Ambassador |
 Georgien
|
George Meskheli | Minister-Counsellor & Chargé d'affaires, a.i. | Ambassador |
 Deutschland
|
Karina Kaeuslmeier | Deputy Head of Mission & Chargé d'affaires, a.i. | Ambassador |
 Guinea
|
Alhassane Diabate | First Secretary & Chargé d'affaires, a.i. | Ambassador |
 Kenia
|
James Moni Manyange | Deputy Head of Mission & Acting High Commissioner | High Commissioner |
 Lesotho
|
Lereko Felix Maine | Counsellor & Acting High Commissioner | High Commissioner |
 Libyen
|
Rashed A M Sharkasi | Counsellor & Chargé d'affaires, a.i. | Ambassador |
 Madagaskar
|
Sahondra Harilala Rakotoniaina | Counsellor & Chargé d'affaires, a.i. | Ambassador |
 Malaysia
|
Moahmmad Al Hafiz Bin Mohd Nadzir | Counsellor & Chargé d'affaires, a.i. | High Commissioner |
 Myanmar
|
May Thazin Tun | Counsellor & Chargé d'affaires, a.i. | Ambassador |
 Nigeria
|
Remigius Obioma Nzewuji | Minister and Chargé d'affaires, a.i. | High Commissioner |
 Norwegen
|
Anders Holmen Gulbrandsen | Minister-Counsellor and Chargé d'affaires, a.i. | Ambassador |
 Panama
|
Thais Augusta Collado Castillo | First Secretary and Chargé d'affaires, a.i. | Ambassador |
 Sri Lanka
|
Anzul Banu Jhan | Deputy High Commissioner & Acting High Commissioner | High Commissioner |
 Sudan
|
Bakhit Ismail Dahya | Chargé d'affaires, e.p. (Ambassador) | Ambassador |
 Togolese Republic
|
Cofie Sena Rodrigue Woussido | First Counsellor & Acting High Commissioner | High Commissioner |
Vacant offices
[edit]| Sending country | Last officeholder | Credentials | Titel |
|---|---|---|---|
 Angola
|
vacant | High Commissioner | |
 Bhutan
|
vacant | Ambassador[i] | |
 Bolivien
|
vacant | Ambassador | |
 Burundi
|
vacant | Ambassador | |
 Cabo Verde
|
vacant | Ambassador[ii] | |
| Kambodscha
|
vacant | Ambassador | |
 Zentralafrikanische Republik
|
vacant | Ambassador[ii] | |
 Äquatorial-Guinea
|
vacant | Ambassador[i] | |
 Eritrea
|
vacant | Ambassador[ii] | |
 Fidschi
|
vacant | Ambassador[i] | |
 Grenada
|
vacant | Ambassador[ii] | |
 Iran
|
vacant[6] | Ambassador | |
 Korea, Democratic People's Republic
|
vacant | Ambassador[i] | |
 Liberia
|
vacant | Ambassador[ii] | |
 Malawi
|
vacant | Ambassador[ii] | |
 Malediven
|
vacant | Ambassador | |
 Montenegro
|
vacant | Ambassador[ii] | |
 Mosambik
|
vacant | Ambassador | |
 Nauru
|
vacant | Ambassador[i] | |
 Nicaragua
|
vacant | Ambassador[ii] | |
 Niger
|
vacant | Ambassador[ii] | |
 Papua-Neuguinea
|
vacant | High Commissioner | |
 St. Lucia
|
vacant | Ambassador[ii] | |
 São Tomé and Príncipe
|
vacant | Ambassador[i] | |
 South Sudan
|
vacant | Ambassador[ii] | |
 Syria
|
vacant | Ambassador | |
 Timor-Leste
|
vacant | Ambassador[ii] | |
 Tuvalu
|
vacant | Ambassador[i] | |
 Venezuela
|
vacant | Ambassador |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Foreign Representatives in Canada: Ambassadors by Order of Precedence". Global Affairs Canada. March 29, 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
- ^ Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, Government of Canada (2006-06-07). "Protocol_DC_Title". w05.international.gc.ca. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- ^ a b Canada, Global Affairs (2011-03-31). "List of regional deans". GAC. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
- ^ Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, Government of Canada (2006-06-07). "Protocol_DC_Title". w05.international.gc.ca. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- ^ Canada, Global Affairs (2006-06-07). "Foreign Representatives in Canada: Heads of Missions". w05.international.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
- ^ Clark, Campbell; Martin, Patrick; Mackinnon, Mark (7 September 2012). "Envoys out as Canada abruptly severs ties with Iran". The Globe and Mail. Toronto: The Globe and Mail Inc. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
Notes
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| Former | |
Italic indicates missions of non-state entities or of states which Canada does not formally recognize | |
