List of ambassadors of Canada to Russia

This is a list of ambassadors of Canada to Russia from 1993 to present, and of Canadian ambassadors to the Soviet Union from 1944–1992.[1]

Canadian ambassadors to Russia

The office of the Canadian ambassador to Russia is located at the Canadian Embassy in Moscow.[2]

Ambassador Start of term End of term
Jeremy Kinsman 1993 1996
Anne Leahy 1996 1999
Rodney Irwin 1999 2003
Chris Westdal 2003 2006
Ralph Lysyshyn 2006 2010
John Cleburne Sloan 2010 2013
John Kur 2013 2018
Stéphane Jobin

(Chargé d'affaires)

2018 2019
Alison LeClaire 2019[3]

Canadian ambassadors to the Soviet Union (1944–1992)

Ambassador Start of term End of term
L. Dana Wilgress 1944 1946
John Watkins 1954 1956
Arnold Smith 1961 1963
Robert Arthur Douglas Ford 1964 1980
Geoffrey Pearson 1980 1983
Vernon George Turner 1986 1990
Michael Richard Bell 1990 1992

See also

References

  1. ^ "Head of Posts". Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. Retrieved 2010-03-15.
  2. ^ Canada, Global Affairs (2019-11-01). "Canada-Russia relations". GAC. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  3. ^ Sevunts, Levons (25 October 2019). "Appointment of new Canadian ambassador to Russia raises hopes of detente". Radio Canada International. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 29 January 2021.