List of ambassadors of Canada to Mexico

Ambassador of Canada to Mexico
since August 26, 2019
SeatEmbassy of Canada, Mexico City
NominatorPrime Minister of Canada
AppointerGovernor General of Canada
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holderWilliam Ferdinand Alphonse Turgeon
FormationMarch 3, 1944

The ambassador of Canada to Mexico is the official representative of the Canadian government to the government of Mexico. The official title for the ambassador is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the United Mexican States. The ambassador of Canada to Mexico is Graeme C. Clark who was appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on August 26, 2019.[1]

The Embassy of Canada is located at Calle Schiller No. 529, Colonia Polanco, 11580 México, D.F., México.

History of diplomatic relations

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Main article: Canada–Mexico relations

Diplomatic relations between Canada and Mexico were established on January 30, 1944, with the first ambassador, William Ferdinand Alphonse Turgeon, appointed on the advice of Prime Minister W. L. Mackenzie King on March 3, 1944.[2]

List of ambassadors of Canada to Mexico

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No. Name Term of office Career Prime Minister nominated by Ref.
Start Date PoC. End Date
1 William Ferdinand Alphonse Turgeon March 3, 1944 April 27, 1944 August 15, 1944 Non-Career W. L. Mackenzie King
(1935–1948)
2 Hugh Llewellyn Keenleyside November 22, 1944 February 15, 1945 March 1947 Career
3 Sydney David Pierce May 20, 1947 July 17, 1947 January 28, 1949 Career
4 Charles Pierre Hébert January 12, 1949 February 24, 1949 Career Louis St. Laurent
(1948–1957)
5 Jules Léger October 14, 1953 July 8, 1954 Career
6 Douglas Seaman Cole November 18, 1954 December 8, 1954 Career
– Lionel Victor Joseph Roy
(Chargé d'Affaires) 		July 1958 February 1960 Career John G. Diefenbaker
(1957–1963)
– Edward Ritchie Bellemare
(Chargé d'Affaires) 		January 28, 1960 1961 Career
7 William Arthur Irwin March 9, 1960 April 4, 1960 May 6, 1964 Non-Career
8 Herbert Frederick Brooks-Hill Feaver March 26, 1964 August 12, 1964 May 4, 1967 Career Lester B. Pearson
(1963–1968)
9 Saul Forbes Rae April 19, 1967 September 12, 1967 June 25, 1972 Career
10 Maurice Schwarzmann April 22, 1972 June 25, 1972 September 27, 1975 Career Pierre Elliott Trudeau
(1968–1979 & 1980–1984)
11 James Coningsby Langley October 21, 1975 June 1, 1979 Career
12 Claude Talbot Charland April 4, 1979 August 9, 1979 February 14, 1982 Career
13 James Russell McKinney February 18, 1982 March 24, 1982 June 28, 1985 Career
14 Raymond A.J. Chrétien July 5, 1985 September 9, 1985 October 29, 1988 Career Brian Mulroney
(1984–1993)
– James Darrell Leach
(Chargé d'Affaires) 		October 29, 1988 October 17, 1989 Career
15 David John Sydney Winfield September 28, 1989 October 18, 1989 Career
16 Marc Perron July 4, 1995 Career Jean Chrétien
(1993–2003)
17 Stanley Edward Gooch October 29, 1997 April 29, 2000 Career
18 Keith H. Christie June 26, 2000 July 26, 2000 Career
19 Gaëtan Lavertu July 15, 2003 September 4, 2003 Career
– Robert Langlois
(Consul General) 		May 19, 2004 Paul Martin
(2003–2006)
20 Guillermo Rishchynski August 31, 2007 October 24, 2007 July 29, 2011 Career Stephen Harper
(2006–2015)
21 Sara Hradecky October 4, 2011 February 24, 2012 March 31, 2015 Career
22 Pierre Alarie February 24, 2015 June 19, 2015 August 16, 2019 Career
23 Graeme C. Clark August 26, 2019 September 22, 2019 Career Justin Trudeau
(2015–Present) 		[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Orders In Council PC 2019-1253". orders-in-council.canada.ca. Government of Canada. August 26, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  2. ^ DeLong 2020, p. 60.
Bibliography
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