List of United States Ambassadors to Canada

This is a list of ambassadors from the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

to Canada
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...

. The ambassador is the head of the Embassy of the United States in Ottawa

Embassy of the United States in Ottawa

The United States Embassy in Ottawa is a building located in Ottawa which opened in 1999.-Original mission:Before this date the mission occupied a 1930s era building directly across from Parliament Hill at 100 Wellington Street...

.

Prior to 1943, the head of the U.S. diplomatic mission

Diplomatic mission

A diplomatic mission is a group of people from one state or an international inter-governmental organisation present in another state to represent the sending state/organisation in the receiving state...

to Canada bore the title of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. The U.S. mission to Canada was upgraded from legation

Legation

A legation was the term used in diplomacy to denote a diplomatic representative office lower than an embassy. Where an embassy was headed by an Ambassador, a legation was headed by a Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary....

to embassy status in June 1943, and Ray Atherton

Ray Atherton

Ray Atherton was a United States diplomat who served as the first United States Ambassador to Canada .-Biography:Ray Atherton was born in Brookline, Massachusetts in 1883. He was educated at Harvard College, graduating with a B.A. in 1905. He then moved to Paris to study architecture, becoming...

was the first chief of mission to hold ambassadorial rank.

#	Ambassador	Took office	Left office	President(s)
1	William Phillips William Phillips (diplomat) William Phillips was a career United States diplomat who served twice as an Under Secretary of State....	June 1, 1927	December 14, 1929	Calvin Coolidge Calvin Coolidge John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. was the 30th President of the United States . A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state... , Herbert Hoover Herbert Hoover Herbert Clark Hoover was the 31st President of the United States . Hoover was originally a professional mining engineer and author. As the United States Secretary of Commerce in the 1920s under Presidents Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge, he promoted partnerships between government and business...
2	Hanford MacNider Hanford MacNider Hanford “Jack” MacNider was a United States diplomat and United States Army General, serving in both World War I and World War II. He was a Scottish Rite Freemason.-Biography:...	August 29, 1930	August 15, 1932	Herbert Hoover Herbert Hoover Herbert Clark Hoover was the 31st President of the United States . Hoover was originally a professional mining engineer and author. As the United States Secretary of Commerce in the 1920s under Presidents Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge, he promoted partnerships between government and business...
3	Warren Delano Robbins Warren Delano Robbins Warren Delano Robbins was an American diplomat and first cousin of President Franklin D. Roosevelt....	May 16, 1933	March 28, 1935	Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt , also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war...
4	Norman Armour Norman Armour Norman Armour was a career United States diplomat who The New York Times once called "the perfect diplomat"...	August 7, 1935	January 15, 1939
5	Daniel Calhoun Roper Daniel Calhoun Roper Daniel Calhoun Roper was a U.S. administrator, particularly under President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, born in Marlboro County, South Carolina...	May 19, 1939	August 20, 1939
6	James H. R. Cromwell James H. R. Cromwell James Henry Roberts Cromwell was an American diplomat, candidate for the United States Senate, author, and one-time husband of Doris Duke, "the richest girl in the world".-Biography:...	January 24, 1940	May 16, 1940
7	Jay Pierrepont Moffat Jay Pierrepont Moffat Jay Pierrepont Moffat was an American diplomat, historian and statesman who, between 1917 and 1943, served the State Department in a variety of posts, including that of Ambassador to Canada during the first year of U.S...	June 13, 1940	January 24, 1943
8	Ray Atherton Ray Atherton Ray Atherton was a United States diplomat who served as the first United States Ambassador to Canada .-Biography:Ray Atherton was born in Brookline, Massachusetts in 1883. He was educated at Harvard College, graduating with a B.A. in 1905. He then moved to Paris to study architecture, becoming...	August 3, 1943	August 30, 1948	Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt , also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war... Harry S Truman
9	Laurence Steinhardt Laurence Steinhardt Laurence Adolph Steinhardt was a United States diplomat. He served as the U.S. Minister to Sweden and U.S. Ambassador to Peru, the USSR, Turkey, Czechoslovakia, and Canada....	November 1, 1949	March 28, 1950	Harry S Truman
10	Stanley Woodward Stanley Woodward Stanley Woodward, Sr. was the White House Chief of Protocol under Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman. He was a favorite social companion of FDR...	June 22, 1950	January 14, 1953	Harry S Truman
11	R. Douglas Stuart R. Douglas Stuart Robert Douglas Stuart was a United States businessman who served as United States Ambassador to Canada from 1953 to 1956.-Biography:R. Douglas Stuart was born in Chicago in 1886, the son of Robert Stuart and his wife Margaret...	July 15, 1953	May 4, 1956	Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, from 1953 until 1961. He was a five-star general in the United States Army...
12	Livingston T. Merchant Livingston T. Merchant Livingston Tallmadge Merchant was a United States official and diplomat. He twice served as United States ambassador to Canada and was Under Secretary for Political Affairs from 1959 to 1961....	May 23, 1956	November 6, 1958
13	Richard B. Wigglesworth	December 15, 1958	October 19, 1960
14	Livingston T. Merchant Livingston T. Merchant Livingston Tallmadge Merchant was a United States official and diplomat. He twice served as United States ambassador to Canada and was Under Secretary for Political Affairs from 1959 to 1961....	March 15, 1961	May 26, 1962	John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....
15	William Walton Butterworth William Walton Butterworth William Walton Butterworth was a U.S. diplomat. He was born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, September 7, 1903.-Biography:...	December 11, 1962	September 10, 1968	John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963.... , Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson , often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States after his service as the 37th Vice President of the United States...
16	Harold F. Linder Harold F. Linder Harold Francis Linder was president of the Export-Import Bank of the United States from 1961 to 1968 and United States Ambassador to Canada from 1968 to 1969.-Biography:...	September 10, 1968	July 9, 1969	Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson , often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States after his service as the 37th Vice President of the United States... , Richard M. Nixon
17	Adolph W. Schmidt Adolph W. Schmidt Adolph William Schmidt was a prominent Pittsburgh philanthropist who served as United States Ambassador to Canada from 1969 to 1974.-Biography:...	September 11, 1969	January 29, 1974	Richard M. Nixon
18	William J. Porter William J. Porter William James Porter was a United States diplomat who from 1971 to 1973 headed the U.S. delegation to the Paris Peace Talks to end the Vietnam War.-Biography:...	March 13, 1974	December 16, 1975	Richard M. Nixon, Gerald R. Ford
19	Thomas O. Enders Thomas O. Enders -Biography:Thomas O. Enders was born on November 28, 1931 in Hartford, Connecticut. He was educated at Yale University where he was a member of the Scroll and Key society, receiving a B.A. in 1953; at the University of Paris, receiving an M.A. in 1955; and Harvard University, receiving an M.A...	February 17, 1976	December 14, 1979	Gerald R. Ford, Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office...
20	Kenneth M. Curtis Kenneth M. Curtis Kenneth Merwin Curtis is an American lawyer and former politician. He is currently a principal in the law firm of Curtis Thaxter Stevens Broder & Micoleau Limited Liability Company, P.A....	October 5, 1979	January 20, 1981	Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office...
21	Paul H. Robinson, Jr. Paul H. Robinson, Jr. Paul Heron Robinson, Jr. is a United States businessman who was United States Ambassador to Canada from 1981 to 1985.-Biography:Paul H. Robinson, Jr. was born in Chicago on June 22, 1930. He attended Hinsdale Township High School in Hinsdale, Illinois; he would later marry his high school...	July 15, 1981	September 9, 1985	Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....
22	Thomas M. T. Niles	September 10, 1985	June 28, 1989	Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor.... , George H. W. Bush George H. W. Bush George Herbert Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States . He had previously served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States , a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence.Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, to...
23	Edward N. Ney Edward N. Ney Edward Noonan Ney was the chief executive officer of advertising agency Young & Rubicam from 1970 to 1986, and served as United States Ambassador to Canada from 1989 to 1992.-Biography:...	June 30, 1989	June 20, 1992	George H. W. Bush George H. W. Bush George Herbert Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States . He had previously served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States , a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence.Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, to...
24	Peter Teeley Peter Teeley Peter Barry Teeley is an American political consultant and diplomat, who served as press secretary to Vice-President George Bush, Sr. from 1980 to 1985 and as United States Ambassador to Canada from 1992 to 1993....	July 3, 1992	February 28, 1993	George H. W. Bush George H. W. Bush George Herbert Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States . He had previously served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States , a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence.Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, to... , Bill Clinton Bill Clinton William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
25	James Blanchard	August 19, 1993	March 15, 1996	Bill Clinton Bill Clinton William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
26	Gordon Giffin Gordon Giffin Gordon D. Giffin became the thirty-fourth Ambassador of the United States to Canada on September 17, 1997.Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, Gordon Giffin moved to Canada before his first birthday. He lived in Montreal and Toronto for 17 years, attending Valois Park Elementary School in Pointe...	September 17, 1997	April 10, 2001	Bill Clinton Bill Clinton William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation... , George W. Bush George W. Bush George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
27	Paul Cellucci Paul Cellucci Argeo Paul Cellucci is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 69th Governor of Massachusetts and US Ambassador to Canada.-Early life and career:...	April 17, 2001	March 18, 2005	George W. Bush George W. Bush George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
28	David Wilkins David Wilkins David Horton Wilkins is an American attorney and a former U. S. Ambassador to Canada during the administration of President George W. Bush. Prior to the appointment, he practiced law for 30 years while serving in the South Carolina House of Representatives for 25 of those years. He was speaker of...	June 29, 2005	January 20, 2009	George W. Bush George W. Bush George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
29	David Jacobson	October 2, 2009		Barack Obama Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...

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