List of Canadian ambassadors and high commissioners to Ireland

This is a list of Canadian ambassadors and high commissioners to Ireland.

The Canadian Embassy in Dublin, on the Grand Canal

From 1928 to 1949 Canada sent High Commissioners to the Irish Free State, which was a fellow member of the Commonwealth at the time.

With the passage of the Republic of Ireland Act 1948, Ireland left the Commonwealth, and Canada and Ireland have exchanged ambassadors since.

Canadian embassy and official residence

The Canadian Embassy is located at 7-8 Wilton Terrace in Dublin near St Stephen's Green.

The ambassador lives at 22 Oakley Road, Ranelagh a rowhouse in The Triangle area. From 1954 to 2008 the ambassador lived at Strathmore in Killiney.

Canadian High Commissioners to the Irish Free State and the Dominion of Ireland

From 1928 to 1949, while Ireland was a member state of the British Commonwealth of Nations, the Dominion of Canada and the Irish Free State (Dominion of Ireland from 1937 to 1949) exchanged High Commissioners.

High CommissionerStart of TermEnd of Term
John Hall KellyDecember 28, 1929March 9, 1941[NB 1][NB 2]
John Doherty KearneyJuly 31, 1941
Merchant M. MahoneyNovember 19, 1945May 4, 1946[NB 1]
Edward Joseph GarlandMay 4, 1946March 19, 1947
Hon. William Ferdinand Alphonse TurgeonOctober 24, 1946June 30, 1949[NB 3]

Canadian ambassadors to the Republic of Ireland

From 1949 onwards, after Ireland left the Commonwealth, Canada and the Republic of Ireland have exchanged Ambassadors.

AmbassadorStart of TermEnd of Term
David Moffat JohnsonJuly 17, 1949December 1949[NB 3]
Hon. William Ferdinand Alphonse TurgeonJanuary 23, 1950April 20, 1955
Joseph Marc Antoine Jean ChapdelaineJanuary 23, 1950July 17, 1950[NB 4]
Alfred RiveAugust 16, 1955July 7, 1963
Paul Vernon McLaneJuly 7, 1963March 29, 1965[NB 4]
Evan William Thistle GillNovember 6, 1964March 22, 1968
James Joachim McCardleOctober 8, 1968
Harold Morton MaddickMay 25, 1972August 31, 1976
Albert Edgar RitchieJune 29, 1976November 7, 1980
Alan William SullivanFebruary 12, 1981
Hon. Edgar J. BensonSeptember 3, 1982
Gustav Gad Rezek1985May 12, 1986[NB 4]
Dennis McDermottJanuary 28, 1986May 24, 1989
Michael A. WadsworthAugust 24, 1989October 22, 1994
Barry Michael MawhinneyJuly 12, 1994October 4, 1996
Michael B. PhillipsSeptember 24, 1996September 11, 1998
Ron IrwinSeptember 4, 1998
William GusenOctober 10, 2001August 1, 2002[NB 4]
Mark MoherJuly 2, 2002August 8, 2006
Christopher William WestdalSeptember 20, 2006December 7, 2006
Carl SchwengerDecember 7, 2006August 30, 2007[NB 4]
Pat BinnsAugust 30, 2007November 19, 2010[NB 5]
Loyola HearnNovember 19, 2010January 19, 2015[NB 5]
Kevin VickersJanuary 19, 2015March 2, 2019[1][NB 5]

Notes
  3. Canada severed its formal association with Ireland on 17 April 1949. The Canadian Embassy in the Republic of Ireland was established on 17 July 1949, with representatives having the rank of Ambassador.

References
  1. "Kevin Vickers named ambassador to Ireland". CBC News. 8 January 2015.

See also
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