Heads of Missions (Canada)
Every Canadian head of post and dates of service, by person and country Coverage: Historical to 2026 edition. Note: Updated June 2026; best ambassador dataset found. Loaded automatically.
Source: Global Affairs Canada · updated October 6, 2026 · Open Government Licence - Canada
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Download CSV| LAST_NAME_NOM_DE_FAMILLE | FIRST_NAME_PRENOM | TITLE_NAME_EN_NOM_DU_TITRE_AN | TITLE_DESCRIPTION_EN_DESCRIPTION_DU_TITRE_AN | TITLE_NAME_FR_NOM_DU_TITRE_FR | TITLE_DESCRIPTION_FR_DESCRIPTION_DU_TITRE_FR | ID | PERSON_ID_IDENTIFIANT_DE_PERSONNE | TITLE_ID_ID_DU_TITRE | Other details |
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| de Kerckhove | Ferry | AE&P | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | AEP | Ambassadeur extraordinaire et plénipotentiaire | 2604 | 236 | 2 | POSTING_TYPE_ID_ID_DU_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION: 4; POSTING_TYPE_EN_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION_AN: Non Consular; POSTING_TYPE_FR_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION_FR: Non Consulaire; COUNTRY_ID_ID_DU_PAYS: 89; COUNTRY_EN_PAYS_AN: INDONESIA; COUNTRY_FR_PAYS_FR: INDONÉSIE; APPOINTMENT_DATE_DATE_DE_NOMINATION: 8/20/2001 12:00:00 AM; PRESENTATION_DATE_DATE_DE_PRESENTATION: 9/13/2001 12:00:00 AM |
| Léger | Louise | AE&P | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | AEP | Ambassadeur extraordinaire et plénipotentiaire | 2605 | 552 | 2 | POSTING_TYPE_ID_ID_DU_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION: 4; POSTING_TYPE_EN_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION_AN: Non Consular; POSTING_TYPE_FR_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION_FR: Non Consulaire; COUNTRY_ID_ID_DU_PAYS: 46; COUNTRY_EN_PAYS_AN: COSTA RICA; COUNTRY_FR_PAYS_FR: COSTA RICA; APPOINTMENT_DATE_DATE_DE_NOMINATION: 8/20/2001 12:00:00 AM; PRESENTATION_DATE_DATE_DE_PRESENTATION: 10/10/2001 12:00:00 AM; TERMINATION_DATE_DATE_DE_FIN: 1/1/2004 12:00:00 AM; TERMINATION_DATE_TYPE_ID_ID_DE_TYPE_DE_DATE_DE_FIN: 7; TERMINATION_DATE_TYPE_EN_TYPE_DE_DATE_DE_FIN_AN: Date Missing Month and Day; TERMINATION_DATE_TYPE_FR_TYPE_DE_DATE_DE_FIN_FR: Date manquante Mois et jour; TERMINATION_DATE_NOTE_NOTE_DE_DATE_DE_FIN: Date Missing Month & Day/Manque le mois et le jour |
| MacKinnon | Philip | AE&P | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | AEP | Ambassadeur extraordinaire et plénipotentiaire | 2606 | 949 | 2 | POSTING_TYPE_ID_ID_DU_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION: 4; POSTING_TYPE_EN_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION_AN: Non Consular; POSTING_TYPE_FR_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION_FR: Non Consulaire; COUNTRY_ID_ID_DU_PAYS: 91; COUNTRY_EN_PAYS_AN: IRAN; COUNTRY_FR_PAYS_FR: IRAN; APPOINTMENT_DATE_DATE_DE_NOMINATION: 8/20/2001 12:00:00 AM |
| McAlister | Andrew | AE&P | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | AEP | Ambassadeur extraordinaire et plénipotentiaire | 2607 | 951 | 2 | POSTING_TYPE_ID_ID_DU_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION: 4; POSTING_TYPE_EN_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION_AN: Non Consular; POSTING_TYPE_FR_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION_FR: Non Consulaire; COUNTRY_ID_ID_DU_PAYS: 194; COUNTRY_EN_PAYS_AN: THAILAND; COUNTRY_FR_PAYS_FR: THAÏLANDE; APPOINTMENT_DATE_DATE_DE_NOMINATION: 8/20/2001 12:00:00 AM; PRESENTATION_DATE_DATE_DE_PRESENTATION: 10/17/2001 12:00:00 AM |
| McAlister | Andrew | AE&P | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | AEP | Ambassadeur extraordinaire et plénipotentiaire | 2609 | 951 | 2 | POSTING_TYPE_ID_ID_DU_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION: 4; POSTING_TYPE_EN_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION_AN: Non Consular; POSTING_TYPE_FR_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION_FR: Non Consulaire; COUNTRY_ID_ID_DU_PAYS: 138; COUNTRY_EN_PAYS_AN: MYANMAR; COUNTRY_FR_PAYS_FR: MYANMAR; APPOINTMENT_DATE_DATE_DE_NOMINATION: 8/20/2001 12:00:00 AM; PRESENTATION_DATE_DATE_DE_PRESENTATION: 10/4/2002 12:00:00 AM |
| Sigurdson | Konrad | HC | High Commissioner | H-C | Haut-commissaire | 2610 | 522 | 8 | POSTING_TYPE_ID_ID_DU_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION: 4; POSTING_TYPE_EN_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION_AN: Non Consular; POSTING_TYPE_FR_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION_FR: Non Consulaire; COUNTRY_ID_ID_DU_PAYS: 154; COUNTRY_EN_PAYS_AN: PAKISTAN; COUNTRY_FR_PAYS_FR: PAKISTAN; APPOINTMENT_DATE_DATE_DE_NOMINATION: 8/20/2001 12:00:00 AM |
| Strauss | Howard | HC | High Commissioner | H-C | Haut-commissaire | 2611 | 952 | 8 | POSTING_TYPE_ID_ID_DU_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION: 4; POSTING_TYPE_EN_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION_AN: Non Consular; POSTING_TYPE_FR_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION_FR: Non Consulaire; COUNTRY_ID_ID_DU_PAYS: 147; COUNTRY_EN_PAYS_AN: NIGERIA; COUNTRY_FR_PAYS_FR: NIGERIA; APPOINTMENT_DATE_DATE_DE_NOMINATION: 8/20/2001 12:00:00 AM |
| Stockwell | David M. | HC | High Commissioner | H-C | Haut-commissaire | 2612 | 172 | 8 | POSTING_TYPE_ID_ID_DU_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION: 4; POSTING_TYPE_EN_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION_AN: Non Consular; POSTING_TYPE_FR_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION_FR: Non Consulaire; COUNTRY_ID_ID_DU_PAYS: 225; COUNTRY_EN_PAYS_AN: ZAMBIA; COUNTRY_FR_PAYS_FR: ZAMBIE; APPOINTMENT_DATE_DATE_DE_NOMINATION: 8/20/2001 12:00:00 AM |
| Balloch | Howard | AE&P | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | AEP | Ambassadeur extraordinaire et plénipotentiaire | 2613 | 329 | 2 | POSTING_TYPE_ID_ID_DU_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION: 4; POSTING_TYPE_EN_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION_AN: Non Consular; POSTING_TYPE_FR_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION_FR: Non Consulaire; COUNTRY_ID_ID_DU_PAYS: 228; COUNTRY_EN_PAYS_AN: KOREA (Democratic People's Republic of); COUNTRY_FR_PAYS_FR: CORÉE (République Populaire Démocratique de); APPOINTMENT_DATE_DATE_DE_NOMINATION: 1/30/2001 12:00:00 AM; PRESENTATION_DATE_DATE_DE_PRESENTATION: 2/1/2001 12:00:00 AM; PRESENTATION_DATE_TYPE_ID_ID_DE_TYPE_DE_DATE_DE_PRESENTATION: 5; PRESENTATION_DATE_TYPE_EN_TYPE_DE_DATE_DE_PRESENTATION_AN: Date Missing Day; PRESENTATION_DATE_TYPE_FR_TYPE_DE_DATE_DE_PRESENTATION_FR: Date Jour manquant; PRESENTATION_DATE_NOTE_NOTE_DE_LA_DATE_DE_PRESENTATION: Date Missing Day/Manque le jour |
| Léger | Louise | AE&P | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | AEP | Ambassadeur extraordinaire et plénipotentiaire | 2615 | 552 | 2 | POSTING_TYPE_ID_ID_DU_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION: 4; POSTING_TYPE_EN_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION_AN: Non Consular; POSTING_TYPE_FR_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION_FR: Non Consulaire; COUNTRY_ID_ID_DU_PAYS: 145; COUNTRY_EN_PAYS_AN: NICARAGUA; COUNTRY_FR_PAYS_FR: NICARAGUA; APPOINTMENT_DATE_DATE_DE_NOMINATION: 1/31/2002 12:00:00 AM; PRESENTATION_DATE_DATE_DE_PRESENTATION: 10/8/2001 12:00:00 AM; TERMINATION_DATE_DATE_DE_FIN: 1/1/2004 12:00:00 AM; TERMINATION_DATE_TYPE_ID_ID_DE_TYPE_DE_DATE_DE_FIN: 7; TERMINATION_DATE_TYPE_EN_TYPE_DE_DATE_DE_FIN_AN: Date Missing Month and Day; TERMINATION_DATE_TYPE_FR_TYPE_DE_DATE_DE_FIN_FR: Date manquante Mois et jour; TERMINATION_DATE_NOTE_NOTE_DE_DATE_DE_FIN: Date Missing Month & Day/Manque le mois et le jour |
| Sigurdson | Konrad | AE&P | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | AEP | Ambassadeur extraordinaire et plénipotentiaire | 2616 | 522 | 2 | POSTING_TYPE_ID_ID_DU_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION: 4; POSTING_TYPE_EN_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION_AN: Non Consular; POSTING_TYPE_FR_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION_FR: Non Consulaire; COUNTRY_ID_ID_DU_PAYS: 1; COUNTRY_EN_PAYS_AN: AFGHANISTAN; COUNTRY_FR_PAYS_FR: AFGHANISTAN; APPOINTMENT_DATE_DATE_DE_NOMINATION: 1/24/2002 12:00:00 AM |
| Gagliano | Alfonso | AE&P | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | AEP | Ambassadeur extraordinaire et plénipotentiaire | 2617 | 953 | 2 | POSTING_TYPE_ID_ID_DU_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION: 4; POSTING_TYPE_EN_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION_AN: Non Consular; POSTING_TYPE_FR_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION_FR: Non Consulaire; COUNTRY_ID_ID_DU_PAYS: 53; COUNTRY_EN_PAYS_AN: DENMARK; COUNTRY_FR_PAYS_FR: DANEMARK; APPOINTMENT_DATE_DATE_DE_NOMINATION: 1/15/2002 12:00:00 AM; TERMINATION_DATE_DATE_DE_FIN: 2/10/2004 12:00:00 AM |
| Beaulne | Philippe | HC | High Commissioner | H-C | Haut-commissaire | 2618 | 933 | 8 | POSTING_TYPE_ID_ID_DU_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION: 4; POSTING_TYPE_EN_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION_AN: Non Consular; POSTING_TYPE_FR_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION_FR: Non Consulaire; COUNTRY_ID_ID_DU_PAYS: 175; COUNTRY_EN_PAYS_AN: SIERRA LEONE; COUNTRY_FR_PAYS_FR: SIERRA LEONE; APPOINTMENT_DATE_DATE_DE_NOMINATION: 1/31/2002 12:00:00 AM |
| Bolduc | Jean-Pierre | AE&P | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | AEP | Ambassadeur extraordinaire et plénipotentiaire | 2619 | 932 | 2 | POSTING_TYPE_ID_ID_DU_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION: 4; POSTING_TYPE_EN_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION_AN: Non Consular; POSTING_TYPE_FR_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION_FR: Non Consulaire; COUNTRY_ID_ID_DU_PAYS: 195; COUNTRY_EN_PAYS_AN: TOGO; COUNTRY_FR_PAYS_FR: TOGO; APPOINTMENT_DATE_DATE_DE_NOMINATION: 1/31/2002 12:00:00 AM |
| Caron | Joseph | AE&P | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | AEP | Ambassadeur extraordinaire et plénipotentiaire | 2620 | 929 | 2 | POSTING_TYPE_ID_ID_DU_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION: 4; POSTING_TYPE_EN_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION_AN: Non Consular; POSTING_TYPE_FR_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION_FR: Non Consulaire; COUNTRY_ID_ID_DU_PAYS: 228; COUNTRY_EN_PAYS_AN: KOREA (Democratic People's Republic of); COUNTRY_FR_PAYS_FR: CORÉE (République Populaire Démocratique de); APPOINTMENT_DATE_DATE_DE_NOMINATION: 1/31/2002 12:00:00 AM; PRESENTATION_DATE_DATE_DE_PRESENTATION: 12/8/2001 12:00:00 AM; TERMINATION_DATE_DATE_DE_FIN: 7/28/2005 12:00:00 AM |
| Caron | Joseph | AE&P | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | AEP | Ambassadeur extraordinaire et plénipotentiaire | 2621 | 929 | 2 | POSTING_TYPE_ID_ID_DU_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION: 4; POSTING_TYPE_EN_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION_AN: Non Consular; POSTING_TYPE_FR_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION_FR: Non Consulaire; COUNTRY_ID_ID_DU_PAYS: 133; COUNTRY_EN_PAYS_AN: MONGOLIA; COUNTRY_FR_PAYS_FR: MONGOLIE; APPOINTMENT_DATE_DATE_DE_NOMINATION: 1/31/2002 12:00:00 AM; TERMINATION_DATE_DATE_DE_FIN: 7/28/2005 12:00:00 AM |
| Gauvreau | Émile | AE&P | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | AEP | Ambassadeur extraordinaire et plénipotentiaire | 2623 | 224 | 2 | POSTING_TYPE_ID_ID_DU_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION: 4; POSTING_TYPE_EN_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION_AN: Non Consular; POSTING_TYPE_FR_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION_FR: Non Consulaire; COUNTRY_ID_ID_DU_PAYS: 20; COUNTRY_EN_PAYS_AN: BENIN; COUNTRY_FR_PAYS_FR: BÉNIN; APPOINTMENT_DATE_DATE_DE_NOMINATION: 1/31/2002 12:00:00 AM |
| Gauvreau | Émile | AE&P | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | AEP | Ambassadeur extraordinaire et plénipotentiaire | 2624 | 224 | 2 | POSTING_TYPE_ID_ID_DU_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION: 4; POSTING_TYPE_EN_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION_AN: Non Consular; POSTING_TYPE_FR_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION_FR: Non Consulaire; COUNTRY_ID_ID_DU_PAYS: 47; COUNTRY_EN_PAYS_AN: CÔTE D'IVOIRE; COUNTRY_FR_PAYS_FR: CÔTE D'IVOIRE; APPOINTMENT_DATE_DATE_DE_NOMINATION: 7/16/2001 12:00:00 AM; PRESENTATION_DATE_DATE_DE_PRESENTATION: 10/4/2001 12:00:00 AM |
| Léger | Louise | AE&P | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | AEP | Ambassadeur extraordinaire et plénipotentiaire | 2625 | 552 | 2 | POSTING_TYPE_ID_ID_DU_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION: 4; POSTING_TYPE_EN_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION_AN: Non Consular; POSTING_TYPE_FR_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION_FR: Non Consulaire; COUNTRY_ID_ID_DU_PAYS: 83; COUNTRY_EN_PAYS_AN: HONDURAS; COUNTRY_FR_PAYS_FR: HONDURAS; APPOINTMENT_DATE_DATE_DE_NOMINATION: 1/31/2002 12:00:00 AM; PRESENTATION_DATE_DATE_DE_PRESENTATION: 10/31/2001 12:00:00 AM; TERMINATION_DATE_DATE_DE_FIN: 1/1/2004 12:00:00 AM; TERMINATION_DATE_TYPE_ID_ID_DE_TYPE_DE_DATE_DE_FIN: 7; TERMINATION_DATE_TYPE_EN_TYPE_DE_DATE_DE_FIN_AN: Date Missing Month and Day; TERMINATION_DATE_TYPE_FR_TYPE_DE_DATE_DE_FIN_FR: Date manquante Mois et jour; TERMINATION_DATE_NOTE_NOTE_DE_DATE_DE_FIN: Date Missing Month & Day/Manque le mois et le jour |
| Marcoux | Serge | AE&P | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | AEP | Ambassadeur extraordinaire et plénipotentiaire | 2626 | 780 | 2 | POSTING_TYPE_ID_ID_DU_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION: 4; POSTING_TYPE_EN_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION_AN: Non Consular; POSTING_TYPE_FR_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION_FR: Non Consulaire; COUNTRY_ID_ID_DU_PAYS: 186; COUNTRY_EN_PAYS_AN: SURINAME; COUNTRY_FR_PAYS_FR: SURINAME; APPOINTMENT_DATE_DATE_DE_NOMINATION: 1/31/2002 12:00:00 AM |
| Stockwell | David M. | HC | High Commissioner | H-C | Haut-commissaire | 2627 | 172 | 8 | POSTING_TYPE_ID_ID_DU_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION: 4; POSTING_TYPE_EN_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION_AN: Non Consular; POSTING_TYPE_FR_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION_FR: Non Consulaire; COUNTRY_ID_ID_DU_PAYS: 120; COUNTRY_EN_PAYS_AN: MALAWI; COUNTRY_FR_PAYS_FR: MALAWI; APPOINTMENT_DATE_DATE_DE_NOMINATION: 1/31/2002 12:00:00 AM |
| Thibault | Denis | AE&P | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | AEP | Ambassadeur extraordinaire et plénipotentiaire | 2628 | 182 | 2 | POSTING_TYPE_ID_ID_DU_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION: 4; POSTING_TYPE_EN_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION_AN: Non Consular; POSTING_TYPE_FR_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION_FR: Non Consulaire; COUNTRY_ID_ID_DU_PAYS: 34; COUNTRY_EN_PAYS_AN: CABO VERDE; COUNTRY_FR_PAYS_FR: CABO VERDE; APPOINTMENT_DATE_DATE_DE_NOMINATION: 1/31/2002 12:00:00 AM; PRESENTATION_DATE_DATE_DE_PRESENTATION: 10/2/2002 12:00:00 AM |
| Thibault | Denis | AE&P | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | AEP | Ambassadeur extraordinaire et plénipotentiaire | 2629 | 182 | 2 | POSTING_TYPE_ID_ID_DU_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION: 4; POSTING_TYPE_EN_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION_AN: Non Consular; POSTING_TYPE_FR_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION_FR: Non Consulaire; COUNTRY_ID_ID_DU_PAYS: 127; COUNTRY_EN_PAYS_AN: MAURITANIA; COUNTRY_FR_PAYS_FR: MAURITANIE; APPOINTMENT_DATE_DATE_DE_NOMINATION: 1/31/2002 12:00:00 AM |
| Fournier | Jean T. | AE&P | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | AEP | Ambassadeur extraordinaire et plénipotentiaire | 2630 | 411 | 2 | POSTING_TYPE_ID_ID_DU_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION: 4; POSTING_TYPE_EN_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION_AN: Non Consular; POSTING_TYPE_FR_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION_FR: Non Consulaire; COUNTRY_ID_ID_DU_PAYS: 126; COUNTRY_EN_PAYS_AN: MARSHALL ISLANDS (Republic of); COUNTRY_FR_PAYS_FR: ÎLES MARSHALL (République des); APPOINTMENT_DATE_DATE_DE_NOMINATION: 1/1/2002 12:00:00 AM; APPOINTMENT_DATE_TYPE_ID_ID_DE_TYPE_DE_DATE_DE_NOMINATION: 7; APPOINTMENT_DATE_TYPE_EN_TYPE_DE_DATE_DE_NOMINATION_AN: Date Missing Month and Day; APPOINTMENT_DATE_TYPE_FR_TYPE_DE_DATE_DE_NOMINATION_FR: Date manquante Mois et jour; APPOINTMENT_DATE_NOTE_NOTE_DE_LA_DATE_DE_NOMINATION: Date Missing Month & Day/Manque le mois et le jour; PRESENTATION_DATE_DATE_DE_PRESENTATION: 5/22/2002 12:00:00 AM |
| Fournier | Jean T. | AE&P | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | AEP | Ambassadeur extraordinaire et plénipotentiaire | 2631 | 411 | 2 | POSTING_TYPE_ID_ID_DU_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION: 4; POSTING_TYPE_EN_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION_AN: Non Consular; POSTING_TYPE_FR_TYPE_DE_PUBLICATION_FR: Non Consulaire; COUNTRY_ID_ID_DU_PAYS: 130; COUNTRY_EN_PAYS_AN: MICRONESIA (Federated States of); COUNTRY_FR_PAYS_FR: MICRONÉSIE (États fédérés de); APPOINTMENT_DATE_DATE_DE_NOMINATION: 1/30/2001 12:00:00 AM; PRESENTATION_DATE_DATE_DE_PRESENTATION: 5/24/2002 12:00:00 AM |