List of high commissioners of Canada to Brunei

High Commissioner for Canada in Brunei Darussalam
Incumbent Ambra Dickie since July 29, 2022
Seat	High Commission of Canada, Brunei
Nominator	Prime Minister of Canada
Appointer	Governor General of Canada
Term length	At His Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holder	James Ross Francis
Formation	November 29, 1979

The ambassador of Canada to Brunei is the official representative of the Canadian government to the government of Brunei. The official title for the ambassador is High Commissioner for Canada in Brunei Darussalam. The current Canadian ambassador is Ambra Dickie who was appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on July 29, 2022.[1]

The High Commission of Canada is located at Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei.

As fellow members of the Commonwealth of Nations, diplomatic relations between Canada and Brunei 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: Brunei–Canada relations

Diplomatic relations between Canada and Brunei had existed on an informal basis by the Canadian representatives in Singapore. Upon Brunei's independence, both governments sought a more formal arrangement. Canada established a High Commission in Brunei on January 1, 1984, with Charles John Small as the first high commissioner.[2]

List of heads of mission

No.	Name	Term of office			Career	Prime Minister nominated by		Ref.
		Start date	PoC.	End date
1	James Ross Francis (Commissioner)	November 29, 1979			Career		Joe Clark (1979-1980)
2	Gerald Francis George Hughes (Commissioner)	September 3, 1981			Career		Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1980-1984)
3	Charles John Small	October 13, 1983	May 7, 1984	November 17, 1984	Career
4	Manfred Gustav von Nostitz	August 31, 1984	March 20, 1985		Career
5	Sean Brady	July 21, 1988	August 6, 1988		Career		Brian Mulroney (1984-1993)
6	Bernard Arthur Gagosz	August 24, 1989	November 2, 1989		Career
7	Gavin Hugh Stewart	July 30, 1992			Career
8	Richard Belliveau	August 18, 1995	November 21, 1995		Career		Jean Chrétien (1993-2003)
9	Gardiner Wilson	July 10, 1997	September 10, 1997		Career
10	Neil Reeder	August 11, 1999	August 19, 1999	2002	Career
11	Paul Lau	July 2, 2002	October 2002	September 2005	Career
12	Léopold Battel	June 14, 2006	November 6, 2006	June 1, 2008	Career		Stephen Harper (2006-2015)
13	Wendell Sanford	October 28, 2008	January 10, 2009	July 28, 2011	Career
14	Marcel Gaumond	May 9, 2012	June 25, 2012	January 2013	Career
15	Marina Laker	December 18, 2014	January 26, 2015	August 2017	Career
16	Caterina Ventura	August 17, 2017	January 18, 2018	September 2018	Career		Justin Trudeau (2015–Present)
17	Jeanette Stovel	May 23, 2019	September 18, 2019	July 22, 2022	Career
18	Ambra Dickie	July 29, 2022	October 20, 2022		Career			[1]

References

1. "Orders In Council PC 2022-0908". orders-in-council.canada.ca. Government of Canada. July 29, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
2. DeLong 2020, p. 22.

Bibliography

• DeLong, Linwood (2020). A Guide to Canadian Diplomatic Relations 1925-2019 (PDF). Calgary: Canadian Global Affairs Institute. ISBN 978-1-77397-115-5.

External links

• "Heads of Post List – Brunei". international.gc.ca. Global Affairs Canada. June 5, 2014.