List of ambassadors of Canada to Syria

The ambassador of Canada to Syria, who wolds the title of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, is Canada's foremost diplomatic representative in Syria, and in charge of Canada's diplomatic mission in the Syrian Arab Republic.

List of heads of mission

List:[1]

No. Name Term of office
Appointment Date PoC. End Date
1 John Ryerson Maybee 29 April 1965 27 May 1965 1 August 1967
2 Christian Hardy 26 July 1967 6 November 1967 30 August 1969
3 Jacques Gilles Bruno Gignac 14 January 1970 23 February 1970 28 August 1974
4 Léopold Henri Amyot 10 June 1974 11 November 1974 7 January 1976
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(Chargé d'Affaires a.i.)

Alan William Sullivan[a] January 1976 - September 1976
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(Chargé d'Affaires a.i.)

Howard Barham Singleton September 1976 - 1 October 1977
5 Joseph Gilles André Couvrette 31 August 1977 29 December 1977 27 September 1978
6 Théodore Jean Arcand 21 December 1978 7 May 1979 7 August 1982
7 Robert David Jackson 22 September 1982 4 October 1983 1984[citation needed]
8 Keith William MacLellan[b] 18 October 1984 1985[citation needed]
9 Jacques Noiseux[c] 28 August 1985 29 October 1985 7 July 1987
10 Gary Richard Harman 13 July 1987 4 January 1988 9 August 1990
11 David Martin Collacott 15 September 1990 18 December 1990 1993[citation needed]
12 John A. McNee 15 December 1993 22 December 1994 14 July 1997
13 Alexandra Bugailiskis 10 July 1997 30 May 1999 4 August 2000
14 Franco D. Pillarella 26 July 2000 23 November 2000 2003[citation needed]
15 Brian Davis 31 July 2003 2006[citation needed]
16 Mark Bailey 14 June 2006 3 October 2006 2008[citation needed]
17 Glenn Davidson 2 September 2008 2012
- Vacant[d]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Canadian Heads of Mission Abroad since 1800 - Posting Dashboard: Syria". Government of Canada. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Canada announces new heads of mission". Government of Canada. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2024.

Notes

  1. ^ In March 1976, it was announced that Canada had removed all Embassy staff and the Chargé d’Affaires a.i. from its Embassy in Beirut, because of the dangerous conditions in Lebanon. Diplomatic relations continued between Lebanon and Canada, and were handled through the Embassy and staff in Amman, Jordan, which was also representing Canadian interests with regard to both Jordan and Syria. Mr. Singleton was resident in Jordan from 4 September 1976 to 3 August 1977. In August 1977, the Embassy in Beirut reopened, initially under the direction of a Chargé d’Affaires a.i. In October 1977, Mr. Couvrette took charge as Ambassador.[1]
  2. ^ Effective 16 September 1984, the post of accreditation for Syria was changed from Lebanon to Jordan. This followed the restructuring of the Embassies in Lebanon and Jordan which resulted in an increase in manpower at the Embassy in Jordan. As Ambassador to Jordan, Keith William MacLellan was concurrently accredited as Ambassador to Syria, resident in Jordan.[1]
  3. ^ Jacques Noiseux became the first resident Canadian Ambassador to Syria, when a Canadian Embassy was established in Damascus in 1985. On 24 October 1986 it was announced that the Canadian Ambassador to Syria had been recalled, following the action of the British, in order to show the government’s disapproval of Syria’s alleged terrorist activities. On 17 February 1987, it was announced that Canada’s Ambassador to Syria would be returning to continue representation to that country.[1]
  4. ^ Canada closed its Embassy and Counsulate in Syria and severed diplomatic ties in 2012 with the onset of the Syrian Civil War.[2]