List of ambassadors of Canada to Brazil

Ambassador of Canada to Brazil
Incumbent
Emmanuel Kamarianakis
since July 29, 2022
SeatEmbassy of Canada, Brasília
NominatorPrime Minister of Canada
AppointerGovernor General of Canada
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holderJean Désy
FormationJune 24, 1941

The Ambassador of Canada to Brazil is the official representative of the Canadian government to the government of Brazil. The official title for the ambassador is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the Federative Republic of Brazil. The current ambassador of Canada is Emmanuel Kamarianakis who was appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on July 29, 2022.[1]

The Embassy of Canada is located at SES - Av. das Nações, Quadra 803, Lote 16, 70410-900 Brasília, DF, Brazil.

History of diplomatic relations

Main article: Brazil–Canada relations

Diplomatic relations between Canada and Brazil was established on November 14, 1940.[2] Jean Désy was appointed as Canada's first Envoy to Brazil on June 24, 1941, and made ambassador when the legation was raised to an in 1944.[2]

Head of mission

No. Name Term of office Career Prime Minister nominated by Ref.
Start Date PoC. End Date
1 Jean Désy June 24, 1941 September 30, 1941 September 11, 1947 Career W. L. Mackenzie King
(1935-1948)
– Evan Benjamin Rogers
(Chargé d'Affaires) 		September 12, 1947 June 3, 1948 Career
2 James Scott Macdonald May 4, 1948 June 3, 1948 July 1951 Career
3 Ephraim Herbert Coleman October 9, 1951 December 4, 1951 Non-Career Louis St. Laurent
(1948-1957)
4 Sydney David Pierce July 6, 1953 October 27, 1953 March 22, 1956 Career
– Fulgence Charpentier
(Chargé d'Affaires) 		May 26, 1956 February 18, 1957 Career
5 William Arthur Irwin January 10, 1957 February 18, 1957 Non-Career
6 Jean Chapdelaine August 6, 1959 September 26, 1959 October 26, 1963 Career John G. Diefenbaker
(1957-1963)
7 Paul André Beaulieu October 24, 1963 February 24, 1964 June 8, 1967 Career Lester B. Pearson
(1963-1968)
8 Joseph Charles Léonard Yvon Beaulne August 2, 1967 October 2, 1967 February 25, 1969 Career
– Clive Edward Glover
(Chargé d'Affaires) 		February 28, 1969 November 12, 1969 Career
9 Christian Hardy July 15, 1969 November 12, 1969 July 25, 1971 Career Pierre Elliott Trudeau
(1968-1979)
10 Barry Connell Steers July 25, 1971 August 30, 1971 October 2, 1976 Career
11 James Howard Stone July 20, 1976 December 6, 1976 July 5, 1979 Career
12 Ronald Stuart MacLean April 4, 1979 September 18, 1979 July 21, 1983 Career
13 Anthony Tudor Eyton October 13, 1983 September 27, 1983 August 27, 1986 Career
14 John Peter Bell March 26, 1987 May 9, 1987 September 24, 1990 Career Brian Mulroney
(1984-1993)
15 William L. Clarke September 12, 1990 November 6, 1990 July 16, 1992 Career
16 William A. Dymond August 27, 1992 September 28, 1992 August 21, 1995 Career
17 Nancy M. Stiles August 18, 1995 September 21, 1995 July 30, 1998 Career Jean Chrétien
(1993-2003)
18 Richard Kohler July 15, 1998 November 10, 1998 August 3, 2000 Career
19 Jean-Pierre Juneau June 26, 2000 October 19, 2000 August 11, 2003 Career
20 Suzanne Laporte July 15, 2003 October 9, 2003 August 14, 2005 Career
21 Guillermo Rishchynski August 2, 2005 August 8, 2005 September 2, 2007 Career Paul Martin
(2003-2006)
22 Paul Hunt July 31, 2007 February 13, 2008 September 5, 2010 Career Stephen Harper
(2006-2015)
– Charles Larabie
(Consul General) 		July 4, 2008 Career
23 Jamal Khokhar August 10, 2010 February 9, 2011 Career
24 Riccardo Savone January 22, 2015 August 6, 2015 August 2, 2019 Career
25 Jennifer May August 17, 2019 October 3, 2019 July 29, 2022 Career Justin Trudeau
(2015-Present)
26 Emmanuel Kamarianakis July 29, 2022 August 29, 2022 Career [1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Orders In Council PC 2022-0909". orders-in-council.canada.ca. Government of Canada. July 29, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  2. ^ a b DeLong 2020, p. 21.
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