List of ambassadors of Canada to Argentina

Ambassador of Canada to Argentina
Incumbent
Reid Sirrs
since December 20, 2021
SeatEmbassy of Canada to Argentina, Buenos Aires
NominatorPrime Minister of Canada
AppointerGovernor General of Canada
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holderWilliam Ferdinand Alphonse Turgeon
FormationJuly 31, 1941

The ambassador of Canada to Argentina is the official representative of the Canadian government to the government of Argentina. The official title for the ambassador is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the Argentine Republic. The current Canadian ambassador is Reid Sirrs who was appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on December 20, 2021.[1]

The Embassy of Canada is located at Tagle 2828, C1425EEH Buenos Aires, Argentina.

History of diplomatic relations

Main article: Argentina–Canada relations

Diplomatic relations between Canada and Argentina was established on November 14, 1940.[2] A legation was established on November 13, 1941, and was raised to full embassy status on October 1, 1945.[2] William Ferdinand Alphonse Turgeon was appointed as Canada's first Ambassador to Argentina on July 31, 1941.[2]

List of ambassadors

No. Name Term of office Career Prime Minister nominated by Ref.
Start Date PoC. End Date
1 William Ferdinand Alphonse Turgeon July 31, 1941 November 13, 1941 February 1, 1944 Non-Career W. L. Mackenzie King
(1935-1948) 		[a]
– Kenneth Porter Kirkwood February 1, 1944 October 1, 1945 Career [b]
2 Warwick Fielding Chipman August 7, 1945 October 1, 1945 March 30, 1949 Non-Career
3 John Doherty Kearney March 31, 1949 September 22, 1949 October 28, 1951 Non-Career Louis St. Laurent
(1948-1957)
– Lionel Victor Joseph Roy October 28, 1951 August 19, 1952 Career [b]
4 Léo Richer Laflèche April 4, 1952 August 19, 1952 June 1, 1955 Non-Career
5 Louis-Philippe Picard August 5, 1955 November 24, 1955 June 10, 1957 Non-Career
6 Richard Plant Bower November 5, 1958 February 11, 1959 December 4, 1962 Career John G. Diefenbaker
(1957-1963)
7 Léon Mayrand November 29, 1962 January 31, 1963 February 23, 1964 Career
– Edward Ritchie Bellemare February 23, 1964 August 31, 1964 Career Lester B. Pearson
(1963-1968) 		[b]
8 Jean Bruchési June 4, 1964 1967 Non-Career
9 Robert Choquette February 29, 1968 June 12, 1968 August 3, 1970 Non-Career
10 Alfred Pike Bissonnet July 9, 1970 October 21, 1970 March 1, 1978 Career Pierre Elliott Trudeau
(1968-1979)
11 Dwight Wilder Fulford August 31, 1977 March 28, 1978 September 2, 1982 Career
12 Lorne Sheldon Clark September 22, 1982 September 20, 1982 Career
13 Louise Fréchette March 29, 1985 June 17, 1985 August 10, 1988 Career Brian Mulroney
(1984-1993)
14 Clayton George Bullis August 11, 1988 September 22, 1988 September 11, 1991 Career
15 Robert J. Rochon September 19, 1991 October 28, 1991 September 1, 1994 Career
16 Robert G. Clark July 12, 1994 October 26, 1994 August 29, 1998 Career Jean Chrétien
(1993-2003)
17 Jean-Paul Hubert July 15, 1998 July 4, 2001 Career
18 Thomas MacDonald July 16, 2001 2004 Career
19 Yves Gagnon August 9, 2004 Career Paul Martin
(2003-2006)
20 Timothy Martin July 31, 2007 September 25, 2007 June 4, 2010 Career Stephen Harper
(2006-2015)
21 Gwyneth Kutz August 10, 2010 November 1, 2010 Career
22 Robert Fry February 2, 2015 April 23, 2015 August 2018 Career
23 David Usher September 24, 2018 November 6, 2018 October 28, 2021 Career Justin Trudeau
(2015-Present)
24 Reid Sirrs December 20, 2021 January 25, 2022 Career [1]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Titled as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
  2. ^ a b c Chargé d'Affaires ad interim

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 c DeLong 2020, p. 15.
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