List of Canadian ambassadors to the United States
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This is a list of Canadian envoys to the United States, formally titled as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States of America for Her Majesty's Government in Canada. Until 1943, Canada
's representative had the rank of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, after which the position was promoted to the rank of ambassador, while Leighton McCarthy
occupied the position.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
's representative had the rank of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, after which the position was promoted to the rank of ambassador, while Leighton McCarthy
Leighton McCarthy
Leighton Goldie McCarthy, was a Canadian politician and diplomat.Born in Walkerton, Ontario, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1898 as an Independent representing the riding of Simcoe North. He was re-elected in 1900 and 1904...
occupied the position.
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
- Vincent MasseyVincent MasseyCharles Vincent Massey was a Canadian lawyer and diplomat who served as Governor General of Canada, the 18th since Canadian Confederation....
- 1927–1930- H. H. WrongH. H. WrongHumphrey Hume Wrong was a Canadian historian, professor, diplomat, and Canada's ambassador to the United States...
, Chargé d'Affaires ad interim - 1930-1931
- H. H. Wrong
- W.D. Herridge - 1931–1935
- H. H. WrongH. H. WrongHumphrey Hume Wrong was a Canadian historian, professor, diplomat, and Canada's ambassador to the United States...
, Chargé d'Affaires ad interim - 1935-1936
- H. H. Wrong
- Sir Herbert Marler - 1936–1939
- Loring ChristieLoring ChristieLoring Cheney Christie , oldest son of J. Alex'r and Evelyn Christie was a Canadian diplomat who was the Canadian Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States from 1939 until his death in office in 1941.Born in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Christie received a Bachelor of Arts...
- 1939–1941 - Leighton McCarthyLeighton McCarthyLeighton Goldie McCarthy, was a Canadian politician and diplomat.Born in Walkerton, Ontario, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1898 as an Independent representing the riding of Simcoe North. He was re-elected in 1900 and 1904...
- 1941–1943
Ambassador to the United States
- Leighton McCarthyLeighton McCarthyLeighton Goldie McCarthy, was a Canadian politician and diplomat.Born in Walkerton, Ontario, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1898 as an Independent representing the riding of Simcoe North. He was re-elected in 1900 and 1904...
- 1943–1944 - Lester B. PearsonLester B. PearsonLester Bowles "Mike" Pearson, PC, OM, CC, OBE was a Canadian professor, historian, civil servant, statesman, diplomat, and politician, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957 for organizing the United Nations Emergency Force to resolve the Suez Canal Crisis...
- 1944–1946 - H. H. WrongH. H. WrongHumphrey Hume Wrong was a Canadian historian, professor, diplomat, and Canada's ambassador to the United States...
- 1946–1953 - A.D.P. HeeneyArnold HeeneyArnold Danford Patrick Heeney, was a Canadian lawyer, diplomat and civil servant.He was born in Montreal, Quebec. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1921 and a Master of Arts degree in 1923 from the University of Manitoba. He attended Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar...
- 1953–1957 - Norman RobertsonNorman RobertsonNorman Alexander Robertson, CC was a Canadian diplomat and was one of Prime Minister Mackenzie King's advisers....
- 1957–1958 - A.D.P. HeeneyArnold HeeneyArnold Danford Patrick Heeney, was a Canadian lawyer, diplomat and civil servant.He was born in Montreal, Quebec. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1921 and a Master of Arts degree in 1923 from the University of Manitoba. He attended Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar...
- 1959 –1962 - C.S.A. Ritchie - 1962–1966
- A.E. Ritchie - 1966–1970
- Marcel CadieuxMarcel CadieuxMarcel Cadieux, was a Canadian civil servant and diplomat.Born in Montreal, Quebec, he studied at the Collège André Grasset, obtained a Master's degree in law from the Université de Montréal and studied constitutional law at McGill University in Montreal...
- 1970–1975 - Jake WarrenJake WarrenJack Hamilton Warren, OC was the Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 1971 to 1974 then Canadian Ambassador to the United States from 1975 to 1977....
- 1975–1977 - Peter TowePeter TowePeter Milburn Towe, OC is a retired Canadian diplomat and businessman.Born in London, Ontario, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Western Ontario and a Master of Arts degree in Economics from Queen's University.During World War II, he served as an Officer...
- 1977–1981 - Allan GotliebAllan GotliebAllan Ezra Gotlieb, is a Canadian public servant and author.-Life and career:Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Gotlieb received his BA from the University of California at Berkeley, his MA from Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, and his LL.B degree from Harvard University, where he was editor of...
- 1981–1989 - Derek BurneyDerek BurneyDerek Hudson Burney, OC is a Canadian businessman. He is also a former diplomat and political strategist for the Progressive Conservative government of Brian Mulroney.- Life and career :...
- 1989–1993 - John de ChastelainJohn de ChastelainAlfred John Gardyne Drummond de Chastelain is a retired Canadian soldier and diplomat.De Chastelain was born in Romania and educated in England and in Scotland before his family immigrated to Canada in 1954...
- 1993–1994 - Raymond ChrétienRaymond ChrétienRaymond Chrétien, OC is the nephew of former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and was an ambassador from Canada:* France 2000–2003* United States 1994–2000* Belgium 1991–1994* Mexico 1985–1988* Congo 1978–1981...
- 1994–2000 - Michael KerginMichael KerginMichael Kergin is a Canadian career diplomat, who has been a member of the foreign service in some capacity since 1967, when he joined the Department of External Affairs....
- 2000–2005 - Frank McKennaFrank McKennaFrancis Joseph "Frank" McKenna, PC, OC, ONB, QC is a Canadian businessman and former politician and diplomat. He is currently Deputy Chairman of the Toronto-Dominion Bank. He served as Canadian Ambassador to the United States from 2005 to 2006...
- 2005-2006 - Michael WilsonMichael Wilson (politician)Michael Holcombe Wilson, PC, CC is a Canadian diplomat, politician and business leader.Born in Toronto, Ontario, Wilson attended Upper Canada College, Trinity College at the University of Toronto where he joined The Kappa Alpha Society...
- 2006-2009 - Gary DoerGary DoerGary Albert Doer, OM is a Canadian diplomat and politician from Manitoba, Canada. Since October 19, 2009, he has served as Canada's Ambassador to the United States...
- 2009-present