List of high commissioners of Canada to Bangladesh

High Commissioner for Canada in Bangladesh
since December 20, 2021
SeatHigh Commission of Canada, Dhaka
NominatorPrime Minister of Canada
AppointerGovernor General of Canada
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holderGordon Edwin Cox
FormationApril 6, 1972

The High Commissioner of Canada to Bangladesh is the official representative of the Canadian government to the government of Bangladesh. The official title is High Commissioner for Canada in Bangladesh. The current Canadian High Commissioner is Lilly Nicholls who was appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on December 20, 2021.[1]

The High Commission of Canada is located at United Nations Road, Baridhara, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

As fellow members of the Commonwealth of Nations, diplomatic relations between Canada and Bangladesh are at governmental level, rather than between heads of state. Thus, the countries exchange High Commissioners, rather than ambassadors.

History of diplomatic relations

Main article: Bangladesh–Canada relations

Diplomatic relations between Canada and Bangladesh was established on February 14, 1972.[2] Gordon Edwin Cox was appointed as Canada's first High Commissioner in Bangladesh on April 6, 1972.[2]

List of heads of mission

No. Name Term of office Career Prime Minister nominated by Ref.
Start date PoC. End date
1 Gordon Edwin Cox April 6, 1972 June 5, 1972 August 26, 1972 Career Pierre Elliott Trudeau
(1968-1979)
2 Gordon George Riddell June 8, 1972 October 30, 1972 June 16, 1974 Career
3 Robert Wallace McLaren July 24, 1973 July 25, 1973 August 1, 1975 Career
4 Jack F. Godsell February 17, 1976 February 28, 1976 June 27, 1979 Career
5 Arthur Robert Wright April 4, 1979 July 22, 1979 July 16, 1982 Career
6 Chris Westdal September 22, 1982 September 23, 1982 Career
7 Anthony Vincent July 4, 1985 October 8, 1985 September 2, 1988 Career Brian Mulroney
(1984-1993)
8 Émile Gauvreau August 17, 1988 October 29, 1988 August 5, 1993 Career
9 Jon J. Scott July 23, 1993 September 12, 1993 September 1996 Career Kim Campbell
(1993)
10 Nicholas Etheridge September 11, 1996 October 5, 1996 August 4, 1999 Career Jean Chrétien
(1993-2003)
11 David Preston August 11, 1999 October 5, 1999 July 12, 2002 Career
12 Gerald K. Campbell August 1, 2002 September 5, 2002 Career
13 David Sproule August 9, 2004 September 5, 2004 August 28, 2005 Career Paul Martin
(2003-2006)
14 Barbara Richardson November 24, 2005 December 22, 2005 Career
15 Robert McDougall September 2, 2008 October 20, 2008 September 21, 2011 Career Stephen Harper
(2006-2015)
16 Heather Cruden September 21, 2011 November 24, 2011 December 16, 2014 Career
17 Benoît-Pierre Laramée November 20, 2014 February 2, 2015 August 17, 2017 Career
18 Benoit Préfontaine August 17, 2017 October 5, 2017 December 20, 2021 Career Justin Trudeau
(2015-Present)
19 Lilly Nicholls December 20, 2021 February 3, 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 May 23, 2023.
  2. ^ a b DeLong 2020, p. 17.
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