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

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
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
Australia Kate Logan December 2024 High Commissioner

Other offices

Chargé d'affaires and other diplomatic heads

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

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

References

  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

  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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