List of representatives
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Diplomatic agreement/designated
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Diplomatic accreditation
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Ambassador
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Observations
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Prime Minister of Canada
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King of Saudi Arabia
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Term end
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May 17, 1973
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June 24, 1973
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Jacques Gilles Bruno Gignac
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Pierre Trudeau
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Faisal of Saudi Arabia
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August 28, 1974
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March 1, 1974
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Jean-Pierre Lefebvre
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Chargé d'affaires
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Pierre Trudeau
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Faisal of Saudi Arabia
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November 24, 1974
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July 4, 1974
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November 24, 1974
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Michael Shenstone
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Pierre Trudeau
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Faisal of Saudi Arabia
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August 24, 1976
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September 21, 1976
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January 26, 1977
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Edward Lucien Bobinski
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Pierre Trudeau
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Khalid of Saudi Arabia
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July 9, 1979
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April 4, 1979
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September 19, 1979
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William John Jenkins
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Joe Clark
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Khalid of Saudi Arabia
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December 4, 1980
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February 5, 1981
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February 23, 1981
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Jacques Silva Roy
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Pierre Trudeau
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Khalid of Saudi Arabia
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September 22, 1982
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October 25, 1982
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Dwight Wilder Fulford
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Pierre Trudeau
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Fahd of Saudi Arabia
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August 15, 1985
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September 12, 1985
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November 19, 1985
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George Douglas Valentine
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Brian Mulroney
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Fahd of Saudi Arabia
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September 28, 1989
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Allan Norman Lever
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Brian Mulroney
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Fahd of Saudi Arabia
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July 15, 1993
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June 23, 1993
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September 1, 1993
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Peter Sutherland
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Kim Campbell
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Fahd of Saudi Arabia
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September 11, 1996
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Daniel Edward Hobson
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Jean Chrétien
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Fahd of Saudi Arabia
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July 16, 2000
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2000
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Melvyn MacDonald
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Jean Chrétien
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Fahd of Saudi Arabia
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July 24, 2003
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July 31, 2003
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September 13, 2003
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Roderick Bell
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Paul Martin
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Fahd of Saudi Arabia
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August 31, 2007
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Ronald Davidson
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Stephen Harper
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Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
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May 14, 2009
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David Chatterson
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Stephen Harper
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Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
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March 30, 2012
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Thomas MacDonald
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Stephen Harper
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Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
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July 31, 2015
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December 15, 2015
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Dennis Horak[1]
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Expelled from the country in August 2018.[2][3]
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Justin Trudeau
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Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
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May 2023
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Jean-Philippe Linteau[4]
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Justin Trudeau
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