List of ambassadors of Canada to Afghanistan

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Ambassador of Canada to Afghanistan
Incumbent
David Sproule
(special representative)
since October 7, 2022
Seat Doha, Qatar [1]
Nominator Prime Minister of Canada
Appointer Governor General of Canada
Term length At His Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holderCharles Eustace McGaughey
FormationMarch 21, 1968

The ambassador of Canada to Afghanistan is the official representative of the Canadian government to the government of Afghanistan. The official title for the ambassador is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The current senior Canadian diplomat titled as the Special Representative of Canada to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is David Sproule who was appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on October 7, 2022. [2]

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The Embassy of Canada is located at Street No. 15, House No. 256, Wazir Akbar Khan in Kabul, Afghanistan.

History of diplomatic relations

Diplomatic relations between Canada and Afghanistan were established in 1968, with the first ambassador, Charles Eustace McGaughey, appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson on March 21, 1968. [3] Diplomatic relations were severed in December 1979 the change in government resulting from the Soviet–Afghan War. [3] Diplomatic relations were restored between Canada and Afghanistan on January 22, 2002, [3] following the 2001 Bonn Conference and the appointment of Hamid Karzai as Chairman of the Afghan Interim Administration. Relations between Canada and Afghanistan were suspended on following the fall of Kabul, and the taliban take over. [4] The most recent Ambassador was Reid Sirrs.

List of Canadian ambassadors to Afghanistan

No.NameTerm of office Career Prime Minister nominated byRef.
Start Date PoC. End Date
1Charles Eustace McGaugheyMarch 21, 1968September 17, 1968July 10, 1969Career Lester B. Pearson
(1963-1968)
2Charles John SmallJuly 15, 1969October 12, 1969August 19, 1972Career Pierre Elliott Trudeau
(1968-1979)
3John Gaylard HadwenMay 23, 1972July 20, 19741974Career
4 Keith William MacLellan June 10, 1974October 14, 1974July 12, 1977Career
5William Frank StoneJune 30, 1977September 25, 1977August 25, 1978Career
6Albert Douglas SmallNovember 23, 1978November 8, 19791979Career
—1979 – January 22, 2002, Diplomatic relations severed as the Canadian government refused to recognize the Afghanistan government
7Konrad SigurdsonJanuary 24, 20022003Career Jean Chrétien
(1993-2003)
8 Christopher Alexander July 31, 2003September 3, 20032005Career
9David SprouleOctober 5, 2005December 2005April 2007Career Paul Martin
(2003-2006)
10Arif LalaniApril 24, 2007August 2008Career Stephen Harper
(2006-2015)
11Ron HoffmannSeptember 2, 2008July 2009Career [5]
12William CrosbieJune 9, 2009September 2011Career [6] [7]
—Shelley Whiting
(Chargé d'affaires)		November 21, 2011May 20, 2012Career
13 Glenn V. Davidson August 8, 2011June 2, 2012July 2013Non-Career
—James Hill
(Chargé d'affaires)		July 24, 2013September 28, 2013Career
—David Collins
(Chargé d'affaires)		August 20, 2013September 15, 2013Career
14 Deborah Lyons July 10, 2013October 16, 2013August 2016Career
15Kenneth NeufeldJune 1, 2016September 4, 2016August 2017Career Justin Trudeau
(2015–Present)
16François RivestAugust 17, 2017August 28, 2017August 2018Career
17David MetcalfeSeptember 4, 2018October 8, 2018October 2020Career [8]
18Reid SirrsOctober 14, 2020December 29, 2020Career
—David Sproule
Special Representative of Canada		October 7, 2022PresentCareer [2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Canada-Afghanistan relations". Government of Canada . Retrieved April 9, 2023. Canada's Special Representative for Afghanistan, David Sproule, is currently based in Doha, where he coordinates with allies on a joint international response to the crisis in Afghanistan.
  2. 1 2 "Orders In Council PC 2022-1088". orders-in-council.canada.ca. Government of Canada. October 7, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 DeLong 2020, p. 13.
  4. ↑ McKenzie-Sutter, Holly (August 16, 2021). "Canada closes embassy in Afghanistan as Taliban forces advance on Kabul". Canada's National Observer. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Ottawa names career diplomat as Afghan ambassador". CTV News . Ottawa. The Canadian Press. September 4, 2008. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved September 4, 2008.
  6. ↑ "Ottawa appoints new ambassador to Afghanistan" . Retrieved June 22, 2009.[ dead link ]
  7. ↑ "Canada Appoints Next Ambassador to Afghanistan". June 16, 2009. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2009.
  8. ↑ Global Affairs Canada (September 7, 2018). "Diplomatic appointments". gcnws (Press release). Retrieved October 19, 2020.
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