List of ambassadors of Canada to Burkina Faso

Ambassador of Canada to Burkina Faso
Incumbent
Lee-Anne Hermann
since December 20, 2021
SeatEmbassy of Canada, Burkina Faso
NominatorPrime Minister of Canada
AppointerGovernor General of Canada
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holderBruce MacGillivray Williams
FormationApril 12, 1962

The ambassador of Canada to Burkina Faso is the official representative of the Canadian government to the government of Burkina Faso. The official title for the ambassador is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to Burkina Faso. The current Canadian ambassador is Lee-Anne Hermann who was appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on December 20, 2021.[1]

The Embassy of Canada is located at 318 Professeur Joseph KIZERBO avenue, Ouagadougou 01, Burkina Faso.

History of diplomatic relations

Main article: Burkina Faso–Canada relations

Diplomatic relations between Canada and Burkina Faso was established on April 27, 1962.[2] Bruce MacGillivray Williams was appointed as Canada's first Ambassador to Burkina Faso on April 12, 1962.[2]

List of Canadian ambassadors to Burkina Faso

No. Name Term of office Career Prime Minister nominated by Ref.
Start Date PoC. End Date
1 Bruce MacGillivray Williams April 12, 1962 July 1, 1962 Career John G. Diefenbaker
(1957-1963)
2 Donald Macalister Cornett November 29, 1962 July 19, 1963 January 7, 1965 Career
3 Charles Eustace McGaughey March 30, 1965 August 21, 1965 Career Lester B. Pearson
(1963-1968)
4 Albert Frederick Hart August 3, 1966 November 23, 1966 September 13, 1968 Career
5 Douglas Barcham Hicks October 24, 1968 April 15, 1969 January 6, 1971 Career Pierre Elliott Trudeau
(1980-1984)
6 Wilfrid Joseph Georges Charpentier December 17, 1969 April 16, 1970 Career
7 Gilles Mathieu April 22, 1972 August 1972 Career
8 Michel de Goumois August 6, 1975 Career
9 Joseph Ernest Gilles Lalande March 23, 1978 April 27, 1978 June 13, 1980 Non-Career
10 Ernest Hébert July 10, 1980 Career
11 John Peter Bell December 22, 1983 Career
12 Jean-Guy Joseph Bernard Saint-Martin January 14, 1988 January 26, 1988 Career Brian Mulroney
(1984-1993)
13 J. Denis Bélisle February 13, 1992 November 4, 1991 June 12, 1994 Career
14 Suzanne Laporte July 15, 1994 November 15, 1994 Career Jean Chrétien
(1993-2003)
15 Louise Ouimet August 18, 1995 September 21, 1995 Career
16 Jules Savaria September 22, 1997 Career
17 Denis Briand July 16, 2001 Career
18 Louis-Robert Daigle August 19, 2005 Career Paul Martin
(2003-2006)
19 Jules Savaria July 4, 2008 Career Stephen Harper
(2006-2015)
20 Ivan Roberts August 8, 2011 October 21, 2011 August 2015 Career [3]
21 Vincent Le Pape June 2, 2015 October 20, 2015 August 9, 2017 Career [4]
22 Edmond Dejon Wega October 25, 2017 December 6, 2017 Career Justin Trudeau
(2015-Present) 		[5]
23 Carol McQueen August 26, 2019 September 9, 2019 Career
24 Lee-Anne Hermann December 20, 2021 January 11, 2022 Career [1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Orders In Council PC 2021-1053". orders-in-council.canada.ca. Government of Canada. December 20, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  2. ^ a b DeLong 2020, p. 23.
  3. ^ Ivan Roberts, "L'ambassadeur du Canada au Burkina en fin de mission est venu faire ses adieux au Président du Faso". aOuaga. August 15, 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  4. ^ Vincent Le Pape
  5. ^ "Message from the Ambassador, Biography". Embassy of Canada to Burkina Faso. Government of Canada. October 26, 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
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