List of ambassadors and high commissioners of Canada to Ireland

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Ambassador of Canada to Ireland
Incumbent
Nancy Smyth
since March 23, 2021
Seat Embassy of Canada, Dublin
Nominator Prime Minister of Canada
Appointer Governor General of Canada
Term length At His Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holder John Hall Kelly
FormationDecember 28, 1939

The ambassador of Canada to Ireland is the official representative of the Canadian government to the government of Ireland. The official title for the ambassador is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to Ireland. The ambassador of Canada to Ireland is Nancy Smyth who was appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on March 23, 2021. [1]

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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.

The Embassy of Canada is located at 7-8 Wilton Terrace, Dublin 2, Ireland. 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.

History of diplomatic relations

The Canadian Embassy in Dublin, on the Grand Canal Canadian Embassy Dublin.jpg
The Canadian Embassy in Dublin, on the Grand Canal

Diplomatic relations between Canada and Ireland was established on September 11, 1939. [2] John Hall Kelly was appointed as Canada's first High Commissioner in Ireland on December 28, 1939. [2] On April 17, 1949, Ireland severed formal association with the Commonswealth, and the Canadian embassy to the newly independent Ireland was established on July 17, 1949. [2]

List of ambassadors of Canada to Ireland

No.NameTerm of office Career Prime Minister nominated byRef.
Start date PoC. End date
—High Commissioner of Canada to Ireland
1 John Hall Kelly December 28, 1939March 9, 1940March 9, 1941Non-Career W. L. Mackenzie King
(1935–1948)		 [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2]
2John Doherty KearneyJuly 31, 1941August 26, 1941Non-Career
3 Merchant M. Mahoney November 19, 1945May 4, 1946Career [lower-alpha 1]
4 Edward Joseph Garland May 4, 1946March 19, 1947Non-Career
5 William Ferdinand Alphonse Turgeon October 24, 1946March 19, 1947June 30, 1949Non-Career
—Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to Ireland
– David Moffat Johnson
(Chargé d'Affaires)		July 17, 1949December 1949Career Louis St. Laurent
(1948–1957)		 [lower-alpha 3]
6 William Ferdinand Alphonse Turgeon January 23, 1950July 17, 1950April 20, 1955Non-Career
– Jean Chapdelaine
(Chargé d'Affaires)		January 23, 1950July 17, 1950Career
7Alfred RiveAugust 16, 1955July 7, 1963Career
–Paul Vernon McLane
(Chargé d'Affaires)		July 7, 1963March 29, 1965Career Lester B. Pearson
(1963–1968)
8Evan William Thistle GillNovember 6, 1964March 29, 1965March 22, 1968Career
9James Joachim McCardleOctober 8, 1968January 16, 1969Career Pierre Elliott Trudeau
(1968–1979 & 1980–1984)
10Harold Morton MaddickMay 25, 1972October 17, 1972August 31, 1976Career
11 Edgar Ritchie June 29, 1976October 27, 1976November 7, 1980Career
12Alan William SullivanFebruary 12, 1981Career
13 Edgar J. Benson September 3, 1982November 25, 1982Non-Career
–Gustav Gad Rezek
(Chargé d'Affaires)		1985May 12, 1986Career Brian Mulroney
(1984–1993)
14 Dennis McDermott January 28, 1986May 15, 1986May 24, 1989Non-Career
15 Mike Wadsworth August 24, 1989October 17, 1989October 22, 1994Non-Career
16Barry Michael MawhinneyJuly 12, 1994November 4, 1994October 4, 1996Career Jean Chrétien
(1993–2003)
17Michael B. PhillipsSeptember 24, 1996November 5, 1996September 11, 1998Career
18 Ron Irwin September 4, 1998September 24, 1998Non-Career
–William Gusen
(Chargé d'Affaires)		October 10, 2001August 1, 2002Career
19Mark MoherJuly 2, 2002September 10, 2002August 8, 2006Career
20 Chris Westdal September 20, 2006October 24, 2006December 7, 2006Career Stephen Harper
(2006–2015)
–Carl Schwenger
(Chargé d'Affaires)		December 7, 2006Career
21 Pat Binns August 13, 2007October 2, 2007September 3, 2010Non-Career [lower-alpha 4]
22 Loyola Hearn November 17, 2010January 12, 2011August 26, 2014Non-Career [lower-alpha 4]
23 Kevin Vickers January 19, 2015January 21, 2015March 2, 2019Non-Career [3] [lower-alpha 4]
24 Nancy Smyth March 23, 2021June 17, 2021Career Justin Trudeau
(2015–Present)		 [1]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Died in office
  2. ↑ High Commissioner Kelly is the only Canadian head of mission to be buried in Ireland, where he died in office as High Commissioner.
  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.
  4. 1 2 3 Ambassadors Binns, Hearn and Vickers are a few Irish-Canadians whom have had the honour of serving in the post.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Orders In Council PC 2021-0181". orders-in-council.canada.ca. Government of Canada. March 23, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 DeLong 2020, p. 47.
  3. ↑ "Kevin Vickers named ambassador to Ireland". CBC News. January 8, 2015.
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