List of ambassadors of Canada to Belgium

Ambassador of Canada to Belgium
Incumbent
Alain Gendron
since October 29, 2020
SeatEmbassy of Canada, Brussels
NominatorPrime Minister of Canada
AppointerGovernor General of Canada
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holderJean Désy
FormationDecember 22, 1938

The Ambassador of Canada to Belgium is the official representative of the Canadian government to the government of Belgium. The official title for the ambassador is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the Kingdom of Belgium. The current ambassador of Canada is Alain Gendron who was appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on October 29, 2020.[1]

The Embassy of Canada is located at Avenue des Arts 58, 1000, Brussels, Belgium.

History of diplomatic relations

Main article: Belgium–Canada relations

Diplomatic relations between Canada and Belgium were established on January 3, 1939.[2] Jean Désy was appointed as Canada's first ambassador to Belgium on December 22, 1938.[2]

Head of mission

No. Name Term of office Career Prime Minister nominated by Ref.
Start Date PoC. End Date
1 Jean Désy
(Envoy) 		December 22, 1938 February 4, 1939 October 31, 1940 Career W. L. Mackenzie King
(1935-1948)
– Pierre Dupuy
(Chargé d'Affaires) 		October 31, 1940 October 26, 1942 Career
2 George Philias Vanier
(Envoy) 		November 5, 1942 April 9, 1943 September 2, 1944 Career
– Pierre Dupuy
(Chargé d'Affaires) 		December 30, 1943 September 8, 1944 Career
– Thomas Archibald Stone
(Chargé d'Affaires) 		September 8, 1944 January 16, 1945 Career
3 William Ferdinand Alphonse Turgeon October 3, 1944 January 16, 1945 January 21, 1947 Non-Career
4 Victor Doré October 31, 1946 January 21, 1947 June 12, 1950 Non-Career
5 Maurice Arthur Pope July 12, 1950 August 3, 1950 November 26, 1953 Career Louis St. Laurent
(1948-1957)
6 Charles Pierre Hébert October 21, 1953 January 14, 1954 December 14, 1958 Career
7 Sydney David Pierce October 2, 1958 1959 October 31, 1965 Career John G. Diefenbaker
(1957-1963)
8 Paul Tremblay April 14, 1966 June 21, 1966 February 16, 1970 Career Lester B. Pearson
(1963-1968)
9 James Coningsby Langley December 10, 1970 December 17, 1970 March 1, 1973 Career Pierre Elliott Trudeau
(1968-1979)
10 Jules Léger March 1, 1973 March 1, 1973 January 8, 1974 Career
– Jean-Yves Grenon
(Chargé d'Affaires) 		December 1, 1973 July 12, 1974 Career
11 Lucien Lamoureux June 10, 1974 July 12, 1974 September 14, 1980 Non-Career
12 D'Iberville Fortier July 10, 1980 October 7, 1980 August 3, 1984 Career
13 Maxwell Freeman Yalden August 31, 1984 October 30, 1984 November 6, 1987 Career John Turner
(1984)
14 Jacques J.A. Asselin December 3, 1987 January 14, 1988 July 20, 1991 Career Brian Mulroney
(1984-1993)
15 Raymond A.J. Chrétien September 23, 1991 December 16, 1991 January 21, 1994 Career
16 Jean-Paul Hubert July 12, 1994 July 14, 1994 July 24, 1998 Career Jean Chrétien
(1993-2003)
17 Claude Laverdure August 4, 1998 October 6, 1998 August 2, 2000 Career
18 Jacques Bilodeau July 26, 2000 September 27, 2000 July 14, 2004 Career
19 John A. McNee August 9, 2004 October 12, 2004 May 26, 2006 Career Paul Martin
(2003-2006)
20 Laurette Glasgow September 20, 2006 October 25, 2006 August 29, 2008 Career Stephen Harper
(2006-2015)
21 Louis de Lorimier September 2, 2008 December 10, 2008 September 12, 2012 Career
22 Denis Robert August 15, 2012 October 17, 2012 August 30, 2016 Career
23 Olivier Nicoloff July 18, 2016 November 16, 2016 October 26, 2020 Career Justin Trudeau
(2015-Present)
24 Alain Gendron October 29, 2020 January 13, 2021 Career [1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Orders In Council PC 2020-0836". orders-in-council.canada.ca. Government of Canada. October 29, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  2. ^ a b DeLong 2020, p. 19.
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