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

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Below are the Ambassadors and High Commissioners to Canada, by order of precedence, as of July 2024.[2]

Sending country/entity Name[1][3] Credentials
(as of 23 March 2021)
Title
  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]
  Yemen Jamal Abdullah Yahya Al-Sallal 21 November 2016 Ambassador
  Turkmenistan Meret Orazov 21 November 2016 Ambassador[ii]
  Djibouti Mohamed Siad Douale 2 March 2017 Ambassador[ii]
  Antigua and Barbuda Ronald Sanders, Sir 13 March 2017 High Commissioner[ii]
  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Louanne Gaylene Gilchrist 28 August 2017 Ambassador
  Uganda Joy Ruth Acheng 12 September 2017 High Commissioner
  Palau Hersey Kyota 20 November 2017 Ambassador[ii]
  United Arab Emirates Fahad Saeed Mohamed Abdulla Al Raqbani 29 January 2018 Ambassador
  Lebanon Fadi Ziadeh 29 January 2018 Ambassador
  Bahrain Shaikh Abdulla Rashed Abdulla AlKhalifa 29 January 2018 Ambassador
  Morocco Souriya Otmani 29 June 2018 Ambassador
  Armenia Anahit Harutyunyan 9 July 2019 Ambassador
  Sierra Leone Sidique Abou-Bakarr Wai 9 July 2019 High Commissioner[ii]
  Denmark Hanne Fugl Eskjaer 9 September 2019 Ambassador
  Afghanistan Mohammad Hassan Soroosh Yousufzai 1 November 2019 Ambassador
  Rwanda Prosper Higiro 1 November 2019 Ambassador
  Kuwait Reem Mohammad Khaled Zaid Al Khaled 1 November 2019 Ambassador
  Croatia Vice Skračić 18 December 2019 Ambassador
  Lithuania 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]
  Netherlands Goverdina Christina (Ines) Coppoolse 13 October 2020 Ambassador
  Hungary Mária Éva Vass-Salazar 13 October 2020 Ambassador
  Ireland Eamonn Christopher McKee 13 October 2020 Ambassador
  Serbia 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
  Austria Stefan Pehringer 8 February 2017 Ambassador
  Trinidad and Tobago Dennis Daniel Moses 29 March 2021 High Commissioner
  Argentina Eugenio Maria Curia 27 March 2018 Ambassador
  Belize Lynn Raymond Young 4 August 2021 High Commissioner
  United Kingdom Susannah Clare Goshko 23 August 2021 High Commissioner
  Russia Oleg Stepanov 9 September 2021 Ambassador
  Ivory Coast Bafetigue Ouattara 9 September 2021 Ambassador
  Italy Andrea Ferrari 9 September 2021 Ambassador
  Iceland Hlynur Gudjonsson 9 September 2021 Ambassador
  Belgium Patrick Guido M. Van Gheel 3 November 2021 Ambassador
  Holy See Ivan Jurkovic 2 December 2021 Ambassador[iii]
  Slovenia Andrej Gregor Rode 2 December 2021 Ambassador
  Ghana Anselm Ransford Adzete Sowah 2 December 2021 High Commissioner
  Spain Alfredo Martinez Serrano 7 December 2021 Ambassador
  United States of America David L. Cohen 7 December 2021 Ambassador
  Australia Scott Michael Ryan 19 December 2021 High Commissioner
  Solomon Islands Jane Mugafalu Waetara 15 February 2022 High Commissioner
  Qatar 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]
  Comoros Issimail Chanfi 10 March 2022 Ambassador[i]
  Mauritania 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]
  Luxembourg Nicole Catherine Marie Bintner 10 March 2022 Ambassador[ii]
  Barbados Gline Arley Clarke 27 April 2022 High Commissioner
  Indonesia Daniel Tumpal Sumurung Simanjuntak 27 April 2022 Ambassador
  South Africa Rieaz Shaik 27 April 2022 High Commissioner
  Latvia Kaspars Ozolins 27 April 2022 Ambassador
  Ukraine Yuliia Kovaliv 7 June 2022 Ambassador
  Portugal Antonio Manuel Torres Domingues Leao Rocha 7 June 2022 Ambassador
  Poland 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
  Ethiopia Fitsum Arega Gebrekidan 22 September 2022 Ambassador
  Estonia Margus Rava 22 September 2022 Ambassador
  Egypt Ahmed Abdallah Ibrahim Hafez 22 September 2022 Ambassador
  France Michel Miraillet 22 September 2022 Ambassador
  Bahamas Vergeneas Alfred Gray 26 October 2022 High Commissioner
  Moldova Sergiu Odainic 23 November 2022 Ambassador
   Switzerland Olaf Andreas Kjelsen 23 November 2022 Ambassador
  South Korea 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
  India 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
  Marshall Islands Gerlald M Zackios 28 March 2023 Ambassador
  Zimbabwe Cecil Toendepi Chinenere 28 March 2023 Ambassador
  Philippines Maria Andrelita Austria 28 March 2023 Ambassador
  Colombia Carlos Arturo Morales Lopez 28 March 2023 Ambassador
  Mexico Carlos Manuel Joaquin Gonzalez 28 March 2023 Ambassador
  Bulgaria Plamen Georgiev Georgiev 26 June 2023 Ambassador
  Honduras Delia Beatriz Valle Marichal 26 June 2023 Ambassador
  Turkey Esra Demir 26 June 2023 Ambassador
  Zambia Kennedy Mpolobe Shepande 26 June 2023 Ambassador
  Jamaica Marsha Monique Coore Lobban 10 September 2023 High Commissioner
  Chad 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
  Kazakhstan Dauletbek Kussainov 13 October 2023 Ambassador
  Mongolia Sarantogos Erdenetsogt 13 October 2023 Ambassador
  Israel Iddo Moed 13 October 2023 Ambassador
  Singapore Chin Siong Tan 13 October 2023 High Commissioner
  Seychelles Ian Dereck Joseph Madeleine 13 October 2023 High Commissioner
  Sweden Signe Fenja Burgstaller 17 November 2023 Ambassador
  Saudi Arabia Amal Yahya Almoalimi 17 November 2023 Ambassador
  Czechia Martin Tlapa 17 November 2023 Ambassador
  Brazil Carlos Alberto Franco Franca 17 November 2023 Ambassador
  Senegal Gorgui Ciss 17 November 2023 Ambassador
  Gambia Momodou Lamin Bah 4 December 2023 High Commissioner
  Cambodia Sophea Eat 4 December 2023 Ambassador
  Eswatini Kennedy Fitzgerald Groening 4 December 2023 High Commissioner
  Suriname Jan Marten Willem Schalkwijk 4 December 2023 Ambassador
  New Zealand Cecile Hillyer 16 January 2024 High Commissioner
  Saint Kitts and Nevis Samuel Alharjai Berridge 17 February 2024 High Commissioner
  Bosnia and Herzegovina Aleksandar Bogdanic 20 February 2024 Ambassador
  Jordan Sabah Nizar Rashid Al Rafie 20 February 2024 Ambassador
  Greece Ekaterini Dimakis 20 February 2024 Ambassador
  Algeria Noureddine Sidi Abed 20 February 2024 Ambassador
  Tunisia 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
  Tanzania 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
  Uzbekistan Furkat Sidikov 26 June 2024 Ambassador

Other offices

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Chargé d'Affaires and other diplomatic heads

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Chargé d'Affaires a.i. and other diplomatic heads in Canada, as of July 2024[4]
Sending country/entity Name Diplomatic title Higher official title
  Albania Eliabeta Frroku Second Secretary & Chargé d'affaires, a.i. Ambassador
  Algeria Mokhtar Alloune Chargé d'affaires, a.i. Ambassador
  Azerbaijan Vasif Cingiz Oglu Abutalibov Chargé d'affaires, a.i. Ambassador
  Bangladesh 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
  Cameroon Philippe Aime Landry Fouda Tsilla Otto First Secretary & Chargé d'affaires, a.i. High Commissioner
  Cyprus Antonios Lemesianos Acting High Commissioner High Commissioner
  Dominican Republic Erick Augusto Bernard Mateo Counsellor & Chargé d'affaires, a.i. Ambassador
  Ecuador Marisol Del Carmen Nieto Cueva Minister & Chargé d'affaires, a.i. Ambassador
  Finland Sari Susanna Uusi-Rauva Deputy Head of Mission & Chargé d'affaires, a.i. Ambassador
  Gabon Rosine Engone Ep Oliveira First Counsellor & Chargé d'affaires, a.i. Ambassador
  Georgia George Meskheli Minister-Counsellor & Chargé d'affaires, a.i. Ambassador
  Germany Karina Kaeuslmeier Deputy Head of Mission & Chargé d'affaires, a.i. Ambassador
  Guinea Alhassane Diabate First Secretary & Chargé d'affaires, a.i. Ambassador
  Kenya James Moni Manyange Deputy Head of Mission & Acting High Commissioner High Commissioner
  Lesotho Lereko Felix Maine Counsellor & Acting High Commissioner High Commissioner
  Libya Rashed A M Sharkasi Counsellor & Chargé d'affaires, a.i. Ambassador
  Madagascar 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
  Norway 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

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Vacant positions, as of July 2024[5][3]
Sending country Last officeholder Credentials Title
  Angola vacant High Commissioner
  Bhutan vacant Ambassador[i]
  Bolivia vacant Ambassador
  Burundi vacant Ambassador
  Cabo Verde vacant Ambassador[ii]
  Cambodia vacant Ambassador
  Central African Republic vacant Ambassador[ii]
  Equatorial Guinea vacant Ambassador[i]
  Eritrea vacant Ambassador[ii]
  Fiji 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]
  Maldives vacant Ambassador
  Montenegro vacant Ambassador[ii]
  Mozambique vacant Ambassador
  Nauru vacant Ambassador[i]
  Nicaragua vacant Ambassador[ii]
  Niger vacant Ambassador[ii]
  Papua New Guinea vacant High Commissioner
  Saint 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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Foreign Representatives in Canada: Ambassadors by Order of Precedence". Global Affairs Canada. March 29, 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
  2. ^ Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, Government of Canada (2006-06-07). "Protocol_DC_Title". w05.international.gc.ca. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  3. ^ a b Canada, Global Affairs (2011-03-31). "List of regional deans". GAC. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
  4. ^ Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, Government of Canada (2006-06-07). "Protocol_DC_Title". w05.international.gc.ca. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  5. ^ Canada, Global Affairs (2006-06-07). "Foreign Representatives in Canada: Heads of Missions". w05.international.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
  6. ^ 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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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Co-accredited as Permanent Representative to the United Nations; resides in New York City.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Co-accredited as Ambassador to the United States; resides in Washington, D.C.
  3. ^ Titled Apostolic Nuncio rather than Ambassador.
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