List of ambassadors of Canada to Chile

Ambassador of Canada to Chile
Incumbent
Michael Gort
since September 24, 2020
SeatSantiago, Chile
NominatorPrime Minister of Canada
AppointerGovernor General of Canada
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holderWilliam Ferdinand Alphonse Turgeon
FormationSeptember 5, 1941

The ambassador of Canada to Chile is the official representative of the Canadian government to the government of Chile. The official title for the ambassador is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the Republic of Chile. The ambassador of Canada to Chile is Michael Gort who was appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on September 24, 2020.[1]

The Embassy of Canada is located at Nueva Tajamar 481, Torre Norte, 12th Floor, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile.

History of diplomatic relations

Main article: Canada–Chile relations

Diplomatic relations between Canada and Chile were established on November 14, 1940, with the first ambassador, William Ferdinand Alphonse Turgeon, appointed on the advice of Prime Minister W. L. Mackenzie King on July 31, 1941.[2] The Canadian legation was given embassy status in 1945.[2]

List of head of mission to Chile

No. Name Term of office Career Prime Minister nominated by Ref.
Start Date PoC. End Date
1 William Ferdinand Alphonse Turgeon September 5, 1941 January 2, 1942 February 27, 1943 Non-Career W. L. Mackenzie King
(1935-1948)
2 Warwick Fielding Chipman November 4, 1942 February 27, 1943 Non-Career
3 Warwick Fielding Chipman May 15, 1944 July 8, 1944 August 20, 1945 Non-Career
– Jules Léger
(Chargé d'Affaires) 		August 21, 1945 April 3, 1947 Career
4 Colin Fraser Elliott November 7, 1946 April 3, 1947 April 1950 Non-Career
– Guy Vigneux Beaudry
(Chargé d'Affaires) 		April 1950 May 17, 1951 Career Louis St. Laurent
(1948-1957)
5 Léon Mayrand February 18, 1951 May 17, 1951 April 1954 Career
– Matthew Robert Macgowan Dale
(Chargé d'Affaires) 		April 1954 Career
6 Paul Émile Renaud November 15, 1954 January 4, 1955 January 20, 1959 Career
– Kenneth Bryce Williamson
(Chargé d'Affaires) 		January 31, 1959 March 4, 1960 Career John G. Diefenbaker
(1957-1963)
7 Paul Tremblay December 10, 1959 March 4, 1960 July 11, 1962 Career
– Jean-Yves Grenon
(Chargé d'Affaires) 		July 11, 1962 January 5, 1963 Career
8 George Bernard Summers October 23, 1962 January 5, 1963 June 23, 1970 Career
9 Andrew Donald Ross February 25, 1971 April 28, 1971 June 24, 1975 Career Pierre Elliott Trudeau
(1968-1979)
10 André Réal Potvin July 17, 1975 October 15, 1975 November 5, 1978 Career
11 Glen Garvie James David Buick August 9, 1978 November 23, 1978 July 14, 1982 Career
12 Clayton George Bullis September 22, 1982 October 7, 1982 October 1985 Career
13 Michel de Goumois September 12, 1985 November 14, 1985 September 27, 1990 Career Brian Mulroney
(1984-1993)
14 Michael T. Mace September 12, 1990 November 9, 1990 Career
15 Marc Lortie January 5, 1993 August 4, 1993 August 8, 1997 Career
16 Lawrence Lederman July 10, 1997 November 11, 1997 Career Jean Chrétien
(1993-2003)
17 Paul D. Durand June 26, 2000 Career
18 Patrick Parisot July 16, 2001 September 5, 2001 July 2003 Career
19 Bernard Giroux July 31, 2003 Career
20 Norbert Kalisch June 14, 2006 Career Stephen Harper
(2006-2015)
21 Sarah Fountain Smith May 14, 2009 Career
22 Patricia Fuller August 20, 2012 October 8, 2012 July 2015 Career
23 Marcel Lebleu August 14, 2015 October 20, 2015 August 2017 Career
24 Patricia Pena August 17, 2017 October 25, 2017 September 2020 Career Justin Trudeau
(2015-Present)
25 Michael Gort September 24, 2020 December 9, 2020 Career [1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Orders In Council PC 2020-0676". orders-in-council.canada.ca. Government of Canada. September 24, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  2. ^ a b DeLong 2020, p. 15.
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