List of ambassadors of Canada to Cuba

Ambassador of Canada to Cuba
Incumbent
Geoff Gartshore
since February 2, 2022
SeatEmbassy of Canada, Havana
NominatorPrime Minister of Canada
AppointerGovernor General of Canada
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holderJoseph Jacques Janvier Émile Vaillancourt
FormationJanuary 30, 1945

The ambassador of Canada to Cuba is the official representative of the Canadian government to the government of Cuba. The official title for the ambassador is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the Republic of Cuba. The ambassador of Canada to Cuba is Geoff Gartshore who was appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on February 2, 2022.[1]

The Embassy of Canada is located at Calle 30, No. 518 esquina a 7ma, Miramar, Havana, 11300, Cuba.

History of diplomatic relations

Main article: Canada–Cuba relations

Diplomatic relations between Canada and Cuba were established on March 16, 1945, with the first envoy, Joseph Jacques Janvier Émile Vaillancourt, appointed on the advice of Prime Minister W.L. Mackenzie King on January 30, 1945.[2] Canada's first ambassador was appointed on January 21, 1950, and the Canadian legation was given embassy status on September 5, 1950.[2]

List of ambassadors of Canada to Cuba

No. Name Term of office Career Prime Minister nominated by Ref.
Start Date PoC. End Date
1 Joseph Jacques Janvier Émile Vaillancourt January 30, 1945 May 8, 1945 December 1, 1947 Non-Career W. L. Mackenzie King
(1935–1948)
2 Charles Pierre Hébert January 22, 1948 March 16, 1948 February 1, 1949 Career
3 Ephraim Herbert Coleman January 19, 1949 April 28, 1949 October 25, 1950 Non-Career Louis St. Laurent
(1948–1957)
4 Ephraim Herbert Coleman July 21, 1950 October 25, 1950 Non-Career
5 Harry Albert Scott October 23, 1951 January 15, 1952 November 1956 Career
6 Hector Allard January 10, 1957 January 29, 1957 June 23, 1959 Career
7 Allan Cunningham Anderson September 25, 1959 October 9, 1959 May 23, 1961 Career John G. Diefenbaker
(1957–1963)
8 George Pirkis Kidd April 14, 1961 July 5, 1961 January 4, 1964 Career
9 Léon Mayrand December 17, 1963 April 7, 1964 May 3, 1970 Career Lester B. Pearson
(1963–1968)
10 Kenneth Charles Brown May 28, 1970 November 13, 1970 July 16, 1973 Career Pierre Elliott Trudeau
(1968–1979)
11 Malcolm Norman Bow July 3, 1973 November 2, 1973 July 23, 1975 Career
12 James Edward Hyndman October 21, 1975 October 11, 1975 July 30, 1977 Career
13 Gary Richard Harman July 14, 1977 September 22, 1977 June 21, 1981 Career
14 James Bartleman July 29, 1981 September 10, 1981 September 6, 1983 Career
15 Kenneth Bryce Williamson April 5, 1984 December 29, 1983 July 8, 1986 Career
16 Michael Kergin July 23, 1986 September 19, 1986 July 9, 1989 Career Brian Mulroney
(1984–1993)
17 Robert Morrice Middleton September 28, 1989 October 9, 1989 Career
18 Julie Loranger December 12, 1991 January 10, 1992 January 25, 1993 Career
19 Mark Entwistle August 9, 1993 July 4, 1997 Career Kim Campbell
(1993)
20 Keith H. Christie July 10, 1997 August 4, 1997 Career Jean Chrétien
(1993–2003)
21 Michael Small July 26, 2000 October 2, 2000 Career
22 Alexandra Bugailiskis July 15, 2003 August 3, 2007 Career
23 Jean-Pierre Juneau July 31, 2007 September 13, 2007 August 24, 2010 Career Stephen Harper
(2006–2015)
24 Matthew Levin August 10, 2010 October 7, 2010 August 29, 2013 Career
25 Yves Gagnon August 12, 2013 October 9, 2013 August 13, 2016 Career
26 Patrick Parisot July 18, 2016 September 22, 2016 September 7, 2018 Career Justin Trudeau
(2015–Present)
27 Perry Calderwood May 2, 2019 October 11, 2019 Career
28 Geoff Gartshore February 18, 2022 May 12, 2022 Career [1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Orders In Council PC 2022-0128". orders-in-council.canada.ca. Government of Canada. February 18, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  2. ^ a b DeLong 2020, p. 30.
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