List of ambassadors of Canada to Israel

The ambassador of Canada to Israel is the official representative of the Canadian government to the government of Israel. The official title for the ambassador is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the State of Israel. The ambassador of Canada to Israel is Lisa Stadelbauer who was appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on March 25, 2021.[1]

Ambassador of Canada to Israel
since March 25, 2021
SeatEmbassy of Canada, Tel Aviv
NominatorPrime Minister of Canada
AppointerGovernor General of Canada
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holderTerence MacDermot
FormationNovember 18, 1954

The Embassy of Canada is located at Canada House, 3/5 Nirim Street, 4th Floor, Tel Aviv 6706038, Israel.

History of diplomatic relations

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De facto recognition of Israel occurred on December 24, 1948, and de jure recognition came on May 11, 1949.[2] Diplomatic relations between Canada and Israel was established on July 28, 1954.[2] George Pirkis Kidd was appointed as Chargé d’affaires on October 18, 1954. Terence MacDermot was appointed as ambassador with residence in Greece on November 18, 1954.[2] The first ambassador of Canada with residence in Israel came in 1958.[2]

List of ambassadors of Canada to Israel

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No. Name Term of office Career Prime Minister nominated by Ref.
Start Date PoC. End Date
George Pirkis Kidd
(Chargé d'Affaires)
October 18, 1954 April 17, 1957 Career Louis St. Laurent
(1948–1957)
1 Terence MacDermot November 18, 1954 November 23, 1954 Career
2 Edgar D'Arcy McGreer March 14, 1957 September 18, 1957 October 28, 1958 Career
Blanche Margaret Meagher
(Chargé d'Affaires)
April 17, 1957 October 28, 1958 Career
3 Blanche Margaret Meagher October 22, 1958 October 28, 1958 December 1, 1961 Career John G. Diefenbaker
(1957–1963)
[a]
Jean-Marie Gaétan Déry
(Chargé d'Affaires)
December 1, 1961 August 1962 Career
4 Arthur Julian Andrew May 28, 1962 August 13, 1962 July 10, 1965 Career
William McKenzie Wood
(Chargé d'Affaires)
March 1965 October 4, 1965 Career Lester B. Pearson
(1963–1968)
5 Robert Louis Rogers April 7, 1965 October 4, 1965 October 2, 1969 Career
6 Charles Eustace McGaughey June 9, 1969 October 13, 1969 June 30, 1972 Career Pierre Elliott Trudeau
(1968-1979 & 1980–1984)
7 Thomas Paul Malone May 23, 1972 August 15, 1972 September 2, 1975 Career
8 Edward Graham Lee July 29, 1975 September 24, 1975 July 3, 1979 Career
9 Joseph Stephen Stanford April 4, 1979 August 31, 1979 September 13, 1982 Career
10 Vernon George Turner September 22, 1982 October 14, 1982 Career
11 James Bartleman January 10, 1986 January 29, 1986 November 2, 1990 Career Brian Mulroney
(1984–1993)
12 Michael Dougall Bell November 15, 1990 December 11, 1990 January 21, 1992 Career
13 Norman Spector February 1, 1992 August 2, 1995 Career
14 David Berger July 4, 1995 September 12, 1995 August 29, 1999 Non-Career Jean Chrétien
(1993–2003)
15 Michael Dougall Bell August 11, 1999 Career
16 Donald Sinclair July 31, 2003 November 2003 Career
17 Jon Allen June 14, 2006 October 18, 2006 August 17, 2010 Career Stephen Harper
(2006–2015)
18 Paul Hunt August 10, 2010 October 5, 2010 June 20, 2013 Career
19 Vivian Bercovici January 2, 2014 June 11, 2014 June 2016 Non-Career [3]
20 Deborah Lyons July 18, 2016 December 12, 2016 March 2020 Career Justin Trudeau
(2015–Present)
[4]
21 Lisa Stadelbauer March 25, 2021 June 21, 2021 Career [1][5]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ First resident ambassador of Canada

References

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  1. ^ a b "Orders In Council PC 2021-0189". orders-in-council.canada.ca. Government of Canada. March 25, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d DeLong 2020, p. 48.
  3. ^ "Vivian Bercovici named Canada's new ambassador to Israel".
  4. ^ "Trudeau chooses two women to fill top diplomatic positions - the Globe and Mail". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on September 13, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
  5. ^ "Nigerian ambassador is last to present credentials to Rivlin". Jerusalem Post.
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