List of high commissioners of Canada to Cameroon

High Commissioner for Canada in Cameroon
Incumbent
Lorraine Anderson
since August 31, 2022
SeatHigh Commission of Canada, Yaoundé
NominatorPrime Minister of Canada
AppointerGovernor General of Canada
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holderFulgence Charpentier
FormationMarch 1, 1962

The ambassador of Canada to Cameroon is the official representative of the Canadian government to the government of Cameroon. The official title for the ambassador is High Commissioner for Canada in the Republic of Cameroon. The current Canadian ambassador is Lorraine Anderson who was appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on August 31, 2022.[1]

The High Commission of Canada is located at 607 Street 1792, "Les Colonnades" Building, New Bastos, Yaoundé, Cameroon.

As fellow members of the Commonwealth of Nations, diplomatic relations between Canada and Cameroon are at governmental level, rather than between heads of state. Thus, the countries exchange high commissioners, rather than ambassadors.

History of diplomatic relations

Main article: Cameroon–Canada relations

Diplomatic relations between Canada and Cameroon was established on December 7, 1961.[2] Fulgence Charpentier was appointed as Canada's first ambassador in Cameroon on March 1, 1962.[2] Canada recognized Cameroon's entry into the Commonwealth on October 16, 1995, afterwards changing the title of ambassador to high commissioner.[2]

List of heads of mission

No. Name Term of office Career Prime Minister nominated by Ref.
Start date PoC. End date
Styled as "Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada"
1 Fulgence Charpentier March 1, 1962 June 27, 1962 July 5, 1965 Career John G. Diefenbaker
(1957-1963)
2 Georges-Henri Blouin May 4, 1965 May 4, 1965 July 2, 1967 Career Lester B. Pearson
(1963-1968)
3 J.E. Thibault September 28, 1967 September 23, 1967 September 23, 1969 Career
4 Charles Odilon Roger Rousseau April 14, 1970 January 14, 1970 June 5, 1972 Career Pierre Elliott Trudeau
(1968-1979)
5 Pierre Léon Gérard Asselin June 6, 1972 August 24, 1972 November 24, 1974 Career
6 Claude Charles-Edouard Châtillon October 21, 1975 October 23, 1975 June 12, 1978 Career
7 Gilles Horace J. Duguay July 13, 1978 August 29, 1978 September 3, 1980 Career
8 Jacques D.E. Denault July 10, 1980 November 5, 1980 July 31, 1982 Career
9 Claude Jean Saint-Pierre September 22, 1982 October 12, 1982 Career
10 Marc Faguy August 31, 1984 November 19, 1984 September 5, 1987 Career John Turner
(1984)
11 André S. Simard September 10, 1987 November 2, 1987 July 16, 1989 Career Brian Mulroney
(1984-1993)
12 Anne Leahy October 12, 1989 November 16, 1989 March 10, 1992 Career
13 Arsène A. Després August 27, 1992 January 5, 1993 Career
Canada recognized Cameroon's entry into the Commonwealth, title of Ambassador became "High Commissioner"
14 Pierre Giguère July 4, 1995 September 22, 1995 1998 Career Jean Chrétien
(1993-2003)
15 Claude Baillargeon July 15, 1998 2000 2002 Career
16 Michel Perrault July 26, 2000 December 29, 2000 July 31, 2003 Career
17 Jules Savaria September 15, 2003 December 27, 2003 Career
18 Jean-Pierre Lavoie September 20, 2006 October 27, 2006 September 14, 2009 Career Stephen Harper
(2006-2015)
19 Jean-Carol Pelletier September 10, 2009 January 4, 2010 September 20, 2011 Career
20 Benoît-Pierre Laramée August 8, 2011 December 27, 2011 November 13, 2014 Career
21 René Cremonese September 12, 2014 January 6, 2015 August 23, 2017 Career
22 Nathalie O'Neil August 17, 2017 December 20, 2017 July 25, 2019 Career Justin Trudeau
(2015-Present)
23 Richard Bale September 6, 2019 Career
24 Lorraine Anderson August 31, 2022 Career [1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Orders In Council PC 2022-0938". orders-in-council.canada.ca. Government of Canada. August 31, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c DeLong 2020, p. 24.
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