List of ambassadors of Canada to Colombia

Ambassador of Canada to Colombia
Incumbent
Marianick Tremblay
since September 17, 2021
SeatEmbassy of Canada, Bogata
NominatorPrime Minister of Canada
AppointerGovernor General of Canada
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holderEdmond Turcotte
FormationNovember 22, 1952

The ambassador of Canada to Colombia is the official representative of the Canadian government to the government of Colombia. The official title for the ambassador is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the Republic of Colombia. The ambassador of Canada to Colombia is Marianick Tremblay who was appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on September 17, 2021.[1]

The Embassy of Canada is located at Cra. 7, No. 114-33, Piso 14, Bogotá, D.C. Colombia.

History of diplomatic relations

Main article: Canada–Colombia relations

Diplomatic relations between Canada and Colombia were established on November 6, 1952, with the first ambassador, Edmond Turcotte, appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent on November 22, 1952.[2]

List of ambassadors

No. Name Term of office Career Prime Minister nominated by Ref.
Start Date PoC. End Date
1 Edmond Turcotte November 22, 1952 April 9, 1952 November 16, 1955 Non-Career Louis St. Laurent
(1948-1957)
- Wilfrid Bertram McCullough
(Chargé d'Affaires) 		November 16, 1955 April 5, 1957 Career
2 Robert Arthur Douglass Ford January 17, 1957 April 5, 1957 December 13, 1958 Career
3 Jean Morin April 14, 1959 June 11, 1959 June 2, 1961 Non-Career John G. Diefenbaker
(1957-1963)
4 Theodore Francis Moorhouse Newton July 31, 1961 October 4, 1961 January 29, 1964 Career
5 Ormond Wilson Dier July 3, 1964 October 7, 1964 March 2, 1967 Career Lester B. Pearson
(1963-1968)
6 John Harrison Cleveland April 19, 1967 June 28, 1967 July 11, 1970 Career
7 Sidney Allan Freifeld May 28, 1970 June 20, 1975 Career Pierre Elliott Trudeau
(1968-1979)
8 Pierre Robert Garceau October 21, 1975 September 9, 1977 Non-Career
9 David Benson Laughton October 27, 1977 December 1, 1977 December 18, 1979 Career
- Laughton Donohue
(Chargé d'Affaires) 		December 1, 1979 August 1980 Career
10 George Douglas Valentine July 10, 1980 September 25, 1980 Career
11 John Edward Guy (Ted) Gibson October 13, 1983 August 28, 1987 Career
12 Gaëtan Lavertu July 13, 1987 October 26, 1987 September 29, 1989 Career Brian Mulroney
(1984-1993)
13 Dean John Browne September 29, 1989 October 24, 1989 Career
14 Archibald Duncan McArthur August 6, 1993 Career Kim Campbell
(1993)
15 Charles William Ross June 3, 1996 August 14, 1999 Career Jean Chrétien
(1993-2003)
16 Guillermo Rishchynski June 10, 1999 June 14, 1999 August 30, 2002 Career
17 Jean-Marc Duval July 2, 2002 October 2002 July 26, 2005 Career
18 Matthew Levin June 21, 2005 November 15, 2005 July 24, 2008 Career Paul Martin
(2003-2006)
19 Geneviève des Rivières September 2, 2008 January 23, 2009 September 1, 2011 Career Stephen Harper
(2006-2015)
20 Timothy Martin July 19, 2011 October 25, 2011 December 15, 2013 Career
21 Carmen Sylvain February 18, 2014 June 11, 2014 July 26, 2016 Career
22 Donald Bobiash July 18, 2016 November 15, 2016 January 31, 2017 Career Justin Trudeau
(2015-Present)
23 Marcel Lebleu August 17, 2017 October 10, 2017 September 19, 2021 Career
24 Marianick Tremblay September 17, 2021 October 27, 2021 Career [1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Orders In Council PC 2021-0906". orders-in-council.canada.ca. Government of Canada. September 17, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  2. ^ DeLong 2020, p. 27.
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