List of High Commissioners of Canada to Cameroon

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High Commissioner for Canada in Cameroon
Incumbent
Lorraine Anderson
since August 31, 2022
Seat High Commission of Canada, Yaoundé
Nominator Prime Minister of Canada
Appointer Governor General of Canada
Term length At His Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holder Fulgence 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]

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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

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.NameTerm of office Career Prime Minister nominated byRef.
Start date PoC. End date
Styled as "Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada"
1 Fulgence Charpentier March 1, 1962June 27, 1962July 5, 1965Career John G. Diefenbaker
(1957-1963)
2 Georges-Henri Blouin May 4, 1965May 4, 1965July 2, 1967Career Lester B. Pearson
(1963-1968)
3J.E. ThibaultSeptember 28, 1967September 23, 1967September 23, 1969Career
4 Charles Odilon Roger Rousseau April 14, 1970January 14, 1970June 5, 1972Career Pierre Elliott Trudeau
(1968-1979)
5 Pierre Léon Gérard Asselin June 6, 1972August 24, 1972November 24, 1974Career
6Claude Charles-Edouard ChâtillonOctober 21, 1975October 23, 1975June 12, 1978Career
7Gilles Horace J. DuguayJuly 13, 1978August 29, 1978September 3, 1980Career
8Jacques D.E. DenaultJuly 10, 1980November 5, 1980July 31, 1982Career
9Claude Jean Saint-PierreSeptember 22, 1982October 12, 1982Career
10Marc FaguyAugust 31, 1984November 19, 1984September 5, 1987Career John Turner
(1984)
11André S. SimardSeptember 10, 1987November 2, 1987July 16, 1989Career Brian Mulroney
(1984-1993)
12 Anne Leahy October 12, 1989November 16, 1989March 10, 1992Career
13Arsène A. DesprésAugust 27, 1992January 5, 1993Career
Canada recognized Cameroon's entry into the Commonwealth, title of Ambassador became "High Commissioner"
14Pierre GiguèreJuly 4, 1995September 22, 19951998Career Jean Chrétien
(1993-2003)
15Claude BaillargeonJuly 15, 199820002002Career
16Michel PerraultJuly 26, 2000December 29, 2000July 31, 2003Career
17Jules SavariaSeptember 15, 2003December 27, 2003Career
18Jean-Pierre LavoieSeptember 20, 2006October 27, 2006September 14, 2009Career Stephen Harper
(2006-2015)
19Jean-Carol PelletierSeptember 10, 2009January 4, 2010September 20, 2011Career
20Benoît-Pierre LaraméeAugust 8, 2011December 27, 2011November 13, 2014Career
21René CremoneseSeptember 12, 2014January 6, 2015August 23, 2017Career
22Nathalie O'NeilAugust 17, 2017December 20, 2017July 25, 2019Career Justin Trudeau
(2015-Present)
23Richard BaleSeptember 6, 2019Career
24Lorraine AndersonAugust 31, 2022Career [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Orders In Council PC 2022-0938". orders-in-council.canada.ca. Government of Canada. August 31, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 DeLong 2020, p. 24.
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