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 May 2021.[1]

Sending country/entityName[1][2]Credentials
(as of 23 March 2021)		Title
 Honduras Sofia Lastenia Cerrato Rodriguez 23 September 2010 Ambassador
 San Marino Damiano Beleffi 18 May 2011 Ambassador[lower-roman 1]
 Singapore Philip Eng Heng Nee 10 June 2013 High Commissioner[lower-roman 2]
 Chad Mahamat Ali Adoum 27 June 2014[3] Ambassador
 Brunei Darussalam PG Kamal Bashah PG Ahmad 2 October 2014 High Commissioner
 Monaco Maguy Maccario-Doyle 16 December 2014 Ambassador[lower-roman 3]
 Ukraine Andrii Shevchenko 14 December 2015 Ambassador
 Andorra Elisenda Vives Balmaña 28 April 2016 Ambassador[lower-roman 1]
 Albania Ermal Muca 15 June 2016 Ambassador
 Latvia Karlis Eihenbaums 6 September 2016 Ambassador
 Uruguay Martin Alejandro Vidal Delgado 6 September 2016 Ambassador
 Yemen Jamal Abdullah Yahya Al-Sallal 21 November 2016 Ambassador
 Turkmenistan Meret Orazov 21 November 2016 Ambassador[lower-roman 3]
 Djibouti Mohamed Siad Douale 2 March 2017 Ambassador[lower-roman 3]
 Antigua and Barbuda Ronald Sanders, Sir 13 March 2017 High Commissioner[lower-roman 3]
 Ecuador Juan Diego Stacey Moreno 19 April 2017 Ambassador
 South Africa Sibongiseni Dlamini-Mntambo 2 May 2017 High Commissioner
 Spain Enrique Ruiz Molero 2 May 2017 Ambassador
 Montenegro Nebojša Kaluđerović 2 May 2017 Ambassador[lower-roman 3]
 France Kareen Géraldine Rispal 22 June 2017 Ambassador
 Georgia Konstantine Kavtaradze 3 July 2017 Ambassador
 United Kingdom Susan Jane Le Jeune D'Allegeershecque 15 August 2017 High Commissioner
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Louanne Gaylene Gilchrist 28 August 2017 Ambassador
 Paraguay Ines Martinez Valinotti 31 August 2017 Ambassador
 Germany Sabine Anne Sparwasser 31 August 2017 Ambassador
 Poland Andrzej Kurnicki 12 September 2017 Ambassador
 Uganda Joy Ruth Acheng 12 September 2017 High Commissioner
 Malawi Edward Sawerengera 12 September 2017 High Commissioner
 Nigeria Adeyinka Olatokunbo Asekun 23 October 2017 High Commissioner
 Tunisia Mohamed Imed Torjemane 23 October 2017 Ambassador
 Zambia Felix Mfula 23 October 2017 High Commissioner
 Iceland Pétur Ásgeirsson 20 November 2017 Ambassador
 Burkina Faso Athanase Boudo 20 November 2017 Ambassador
 Nicaragua Maurizio Carlo Alberto Gelli 20 November 2017 Ambassador[lower-roman 3]
 Palau Hersey Kyota 20 November 2017 Ambassador[lower-roman 3]
 United Arab Emirates Fahad Saeed Mohamed Abdulla Al Raqbani 29 January 2018 Ambassador
 Lebanon Fadi Ziadeh 29 January 2018 Ambassador
 Bhutan Doma Tshering 29 January 2018 Ambassador[lower-roman 1]
 Bahrain Shaikh Abdulla Rashed Alkhalifa 29 January 2018 Ambassador[lower-roman 3]
 Australia Natasha Smith 6 February 2018 High Commissioner
 Saint Lucia Anton Edsel Edmunds 13 February 2018 High Commissioner
 Saint Kitts and Nevis Vaughna Sherry Tross 14 February 2018 High Commissioner
 Senegal Viviane Laure Elisabeth Bampassy 27 March 2018 Ambassador
 Cuba Josefina de la Caridad Vidal Ferreiro 27 March 2018 Ambassador
 Morocco Souriya Otmani 29 June 2018 Ambassador
 Kazakhstan Akylbek Kamaldinov 29 June 2018 Ambassador
 Cyprus Vasilios Philippou 29 June 2018 High Commissioner
 Congo Roger Julien Menga 29 June 2018 Ambassador
 Peru Roberto Rafael Max Rodriguez Arnillas 29 June 2018 Ambassador
 Bulgaria Svetlana Sashova Stoycheva-Etropolski 29 June 2018 Ambassador
 Estonia Toomas Lukk 5 September 2018 Ambassador
 Slovak Republic Vit Koziak 5 September 2018 Ambassador
 Belgium Johan Hendrik Eugène Verkammen 18 September 2018 Ambassador
 Portugal João do Carmo Ataíde da Câmara 18 September 2018 Ambassador
 Qatar Saoud Abdulla Zaid Al-Mahmoud 18 September 2018 Ambassador
 Mongolia Ariunbold Yadmaa 13 November 2018 Ambassador
 Egypt Ahmed Mahmoud Abdelhalim Abu Zeid 13 November 2018 Ambassador
 Gambia Dawda Docka Fadera 13 November 2018 High Commissioner[lower-roman 3]
 Uzbekistan Javlon Vakhabov 13 November 2018 Ambassador[lower-roman 3]
 Turkey Kerim Uras 17 December 2018 Ambassador
 Cambodia Sovann Ke 17 December 2018 Ambassador[lower-roman 1]
  Switzerland Salome Meyer 13 February 2019 Ambassador
 Pakistan Raza Bashir Tarar 13 February 2019 High Commissioner
 Sweden Urban Christian Ahlin 13 February 2019 Ambassador
 Mexico Juan José Ignacia Gómez Camacho 28 May 2019 Ambassador
 Ethiopia Nasise Challi Jira 28 May 2019 Ambassador
   Nepal Bhrigu Dhungana 28 May 2019 Ambassador
 Seychelles Ronald Jean Jumeau 8 June 2019 High Commissioner[lower-roman 1]
 Armenia Anahit Harutyunyan 9 July 2019 Ambassador
 Finland Roy Kennet Eriksson 9 July 2019 Ambassador
 Iraq Wadee Batti Hanna Albatti 9 July 2019 Ambassador
 Sierra Leone Sidique Abou-Bakarr Wai 9 July 2019 High Commissioner[lower-roman 3]
 Malta Keith Azzopardi 9 July 2019 Ambassador[lower-roman 3]
 Tanzania Mpoki Mwasumbi Ulisubisya 9 September 2019 High Commissioner
 Czech Republic Bořek Lizec 9 September 2019 Ambassador
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Marko Milisav 9 September 2019 Ambassador
 Malaysia Nor'aini Binti Abd Hamid 9 September 2019 High Commissioner
 Costa Rica Mauricio Ortiz Ortiz 9 September 2019 Ambassador
 Denmark Hanne Fugl Eskjaer 9 September 2019 Ambassador
 China Peiwu Cong 1 November 2019 Ambassador
 Afghanistan Mohammad Hassan Soroosh Yousufzai 1 November 2019 Ambassador
 Jordan Majed Thalji Salem Alqatarneh 1 November 2019 Ambassador
 Rwanda Prosper Higiro 1 November 2019 Ambassador
 Kuwait Reem Mohammad Khaled Zaid Al Khaled 1 November 2019 Ambassador
 Venezuela Orlando José Viera Blanco 1 November 2019 Ambassador
 Zimbabwe Ruth Masodzi Chikwira 18 December 2019 Ambassador
 Japan Yasuhisa Kawamura 18 December 2019 Ambassador
 Croatia Vice Skračić 18 December 2019 Ambassador
 Panama Romy Vasquez Morales 18 December 2019 Ambassador
 Lithuania Darius Skusevičius 18 December 2019 Ambassador
 New Zealand Martin Wilfred Harvey 16 January 2020 High Commissioner
 Kosovo Adriatik Kryeziu 10 March 2020 Ambassador
 Brazil Pedro Henrique Lopes Borio 10 March 2020 Ambassador
 Mali Fatima Braoulé Méïté 10 March 2020 Ambassador
 India Ajay Bisaria 10 March 2020 High Commissioner
 Guinea Aly Diané 10 March 2020 Ambassador
 Liberia George Shorr Wleh Patten Sr. 11 March 2020 Ambassador[lower-roman 3]
 Luxembourg Gaston Pierre Jean Stronck 11 March 2020 Ambassador[lower-roman 3]
 Kyrgyz Republic Bolot Otunbaev 11 March 2020 Ambassador[lower-roman 3]
 Maldives Thilmeeza Hussain 11 March 2020 Ambassador[lower-roman 1]
 Vietnam Cao Phong Pham 15 July 2020 Ambassador
 Korea, South Keung Ryong Chang 15 July 2020 Ambassador
 Jamaica Joyce Miller 25 August 2020 High Commissioner
 Thailand Kallayana Vipattipumiprates 13 October 2020 Ambassador
 Netherlands Goverdina Christina (Ines) Coppoolse 13 October 2020 Ambassador
 Hungary Mária Éva Vass-Salazar 13 October 2020 Ambassador
 Norway Jon Elvedal Fredriksen 13 October 2020 Ambassador
 Ireland Eamonn Christopher McKee 13 October 2020 Ambassador
 Algeria Larbi El Hadj Ali 13 October 2020 Ambassador
 Serbia Dejan Ralević 30 November 2020 Ambassador
 Haiti Wien-Weibert Arthus, Dr. 30 November 2020 Ambassador
 Somalia Hassan Dahir Dimbil 30 November 2020 Ambassador
 Philippines Rodolfo Robles 30 November 2020 Ambassador
 Greece Konstantina Athanassiadou 30 November 2020 Ambassador
 El Salvador Ricardo Alfonso Cisneros Rodriguez 30 November 2020 Ambassador
 Laos Khamphan Anlavan 30 November 2020 Ambassador[lower-roman 3]
 European Union Melita Gabric 1 February 2021 Head of Delegation and Ambassador
 Bahamas Alvin Alfred Smith 4 December 2017 High Commissioner
 Romania Bogdan Mănoiu 22 March 2021 Ambassador
 Bangladesh Khalilur Rahman, Dr. 22 March 2021 High Commissioner
 Guatemala Guisela Atalida Godinez Sazo 22 March 2021 Ambassador
 Dominican Republic Michelle Cohen De Friedlander 22 March 2021 Ambassador
 Moldova Emil Druc 22 March 2021 Ambassador
 Austria Stefan Pehringer 8 February 2017 Ambassador
 Trinidad and Tobago Dennis Daniel Moses 29 March 2021 High Commissioner
 Colombia Jorge Alberto Julian Londono de la Cuesta 29 March 2021 Ambassador
 Argentina Eugenio Maria Curia 27 March 2018 Ambassador
 Chile Alejandro Arnaldo Marisio Cugat 15 June 2016 Ambassador
 Fiji Satyendra Prasad 29 March 2021 High Commissioner[lower-roman 3]

Other offices

Chargé d'Affaires and other diplomatic heads
Chargé d'Affaires a.i. and other diplomatic heads in Canada, as of 14 May 2021[4][2]
Sending country/entity Name Diplomatic title Higher official title
 Azerbaijan Fuad Aliyev Chargé d'affaires, a.i. Ambassador
 Belarus Evgeny Russak Minister-Counsellor & Chargé d'affaires, a.i. Ambassador
 Benin Ahobadé Hermann Dessoh First Secretary & Chargé d'affaires, a.i. Ambassador
 Bolivia Carlos Alberto Viera Rodriguez First Secretary & Chargé d'affaires, a.i. Ambassador
 Cameroon Philippe Aime Landry Fouda Tsilla Otto First Secretary & Chargé d'affaires, a.i. High Commissioner
 Congo, Democratic Republic Lohaka Yemba Minister-Counsellor & Chargé d'affaires, a.i. Ambassador
 Côte d'Ivoire Monnet Julien Adou First Counsellor & Chargé d'affaires, a.i. Ambassador
 Gabon Rosine Engone Ep Oliveira First Counsellor & Chargé d'affaires, a.i. Ambassador
 Ghana Noble Mawutor Kudzo Alifo Minister & Acting High Commissioner High Commissioner
 Guyana Marsha Andrea Caddett Counsellor & Chargé d'affaires, a.i. High Commissioner
  Holy See Matjaz Roter, Monsignor First Secretary & Chargé d'affaires, a.i. Ambassador[lower-roman 4]
 Indonesia Yulastiawarman Zakaria Minister & Chargé d'affaires, a.i. Ambassador
 Kenya Abdishakur Sheikh Hussein Noor Minister-Counsellor & Chargé d'affaires, a.i. High Commissioner
 Lesotho Molebatseng Lydiah Makhata Counsellor & Chargé d'affaires, a.i. High Commissioner
 Libya Omar M. M. Alghanai Minister-Counsellor Ambassador
 Madagascar Sahondra Harilala Rakotoniaina Counsellor & Chargé d'affaires, a.i. Ambassador
 Myanmar Aye Mya Hman Minister-Counsellor & Chargé d'affaires, a.i. Ambassador
 Niger Mahamane Bachir Fifi First Counsellor & Chargé d'affaires, a.i. Ambassador
 North Macedonia Dimitar Blazhevski Counsellor & Chargé d'affaires, a.i. Ambassador
 Russia Vladimir Proskuryakov Minister-Counsellor & Chargé d'affaires, a.i. Ambassador
 Slovenia Blaz Slamic First Counsellor & Chargé d'affaires, a.i. Ambassador
 Sri Lanka Roshan Sithara Khan Azard Deputy Head of Mission & Acting High Commissioner High Commissioner
 Sudan Tarig Hassan Sulieman Abusalih Chargé d'affaires, e.p. (Ambassador) Ambassador
 Togolese Republic Ptangme Peketi First Counsellor & Chargé d'affaires, a.i. Ambassador
 United States Katherine Ann Brucker Deputy Head of Mission & Chargé d'affaires, a.i. Ambassador

Vacant offices
Vacant positions, as of 23 March 2021[4][2]
Sending country Last officeholder Credentials Title
 Oman Hunaina Sultan Ahmed Al-Mughairy 30 October 2007 Ambassador[lower-roman 3]
 Gabon Sosthene Ngokila 22 March 2016 Ambassador
 Italy Claudio Taffuri 19 April 2017 Ambassador
 Barbados Reginald Richardo Farley 1 November 2018 High Commissioner
 Namibia Monica Ndiliawike Nashandi 11 March 2020 High Commissioner[lower-roman 3]
 Angola vacant High Commissioner
 Belize vacant High Commissioner[lower-roman 3]
 Botswana vacant High Commissioner[lower-roman 3]
 Burundi Emmanuel Niyonzima Ambassador
 Cabo Verde vacant Ambassador[lower-roman 3]
 Central African Republic vacant Ambassador[lower-roman 3]
 Comoros vacant Ambassador[lower-roman 1]
 Equatorial Guinea vacant Ambassador[lower-roman 1]
 Eritrea vacant Ambassador[lower-roman 3]
 Eswatini vacant High Commissioner
 Grenada vacant High Commissioner
 Guinea-Bissau vacant Ambassador[lower-roman 1]
 Iran vacant[5] Ambassador
 Israel Eitan Na'eh Ambassador
 Korea, Democratic People's Republic vacant Ambassador[lower-roman 1]
 Marshall Islands vacant Ambassador[lower-roman 3]
 Mauritania vacant Ambassador[lower-roman 1]
 Mauritius vacant High Commissioner
 Mozambique vacant High Commissioner
 Papua New Guinea vacant High Commissioner
 Samoa vacant High Commissioner
 São Tomé and Príncipe vacant Ambassador[lower-roman 1]
 Saudi Arabia Sulaiman Abdulkareem M. Alaqeel Ambassador
 Solomon Islands vacant High Commissioner[lower-roman 1]
 South Sudan vacant Ambassador[lower-roman 3]
 Suriname vacant Ambassador[lower-roman 3]
 Syria vacant Ambassador
 Timor-Leste vacant Ambassador[lower-roman 3]
 Tonga vacant High Commissioner[lower-roman 1]
 Tuvalu vacant Ambassador[lower-roman 1]
 Kiribati TBD High Commissioner[lower-roman 1]

See also

References
  1. "Foreign Representatives in Canada: Ambassadors by Order of Precedence". Global Affairs Canada. March 29, 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Canada, Global Affairs (2011-03-31). "List of regional deans". GAC. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
  3. "Presentation of Letters of Credence at Rideau Hall" (Press release). Ottawa: Rideau Hall Press Office. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  4. Canada, Global Affairs (2006-06-07). "Foreign Representatives in Canada: Heads of Missions". w05.international.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
  5. 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. Co-accredited as Permanent Representative to the United Nations; resides in New York City.
  2. The High Commissioner from Singapore to Canada is non-resident and resides in Singapore.
  3. Co-accredited as Ambassador to the United States; resides in Washington, D.C.
  4. Titled Apostolic Nuncio rather than Ambassador.
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