List of ambassadors of Canada to the European Union

The Ambassador of Canada to the European Union is the head of the Mission of Canada to the European Union, which represents Canada and its interests in the European Union.

Description

With offices at Avenue des Arts 58 in Brussels, Belgium (like the Canadian embassy), the mission employs representatives from Global Affairs Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, the Canada Border Services Agency, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and the Department of Justice.

It used to include the European Economic Community, the European Atomic Energy Community, and the European Coal and Steel Community. On December 29, 1959, Cabinet decided to seek the agreement of the three bodies to have Sydney David Pierce accredited to them at the ambassadorial level. Pierce was already Canada's Ambassador to Belgium.

Ambassadors

List of Canadian ambassadors to the European Union with the rank and status of Head of Mission:

AmbassadorStart of TermEnd of Term
Sydney David PierceMarch 17, 1960October 31, 1965
Paul TremblayMay 13, 1966February 16, 1970
Randolph Gherson[1]February 17, 1970January 28, 1971
James Coningsby LangleyDecember 10, 1970June 28, 1975
Marcel Cadieux[2]March 27, 1975September 8, 1978
Richard Marcus TaitOctober 12, 1978September 9, 1982
Jacques GignacSeptember 22, 1982-
Robert K. Joyce[3]November 15, 1985-
Craig Thomas MacDonald[1]October 1986-
Daniel MolgatJanuary 22, 1987September 23, 1991
Gordon Scott Smith1991August 12, 1994
Jacques Roy[4]August 30, 1994July 1996
Jean-Pierre JuneauSeptember 11, 1996-
James BartlemanJuly 26, 2000-
Jeremy Kinsman[5]August 1, 2002June 16, 2006
Ross Hornby[5][6]June 16, 2006July 22, 2011
H. David Plunkett[7]July 22, 2011August 14, 2015
Daniel J. Costello[5][8][9] August 14, 2015
Christopher Cooter, Chargé d’affaires[10]

References
  1. Chargé d'Affaires a.i.
  2. also styled as Ambassador
  3. died while in office
  4. "Jacques Roy". Government of Canada. 2010-03-23. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  5. Styled as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
  6. 2006 announcement by Foreign Affairs Minister
  7. 2011 announcement by Foreign Affairs Minister
  8. 2015 announcement by Privy Council Office
  9. Dion’s primary residence to be in Berlin, EU ambassador to stay on, sources say
  10. "Canada and the European Union". Government of Canada. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
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