List of ambassadors of Canada to Argentina

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Ambassador of Canada to Argentina
Incumbent
Reid Sirrs
since December 20, 2021
Seat Embassy of Canada to Argentina, Buenos Aires
Nominator Prime Minister of Canada
Appointer Governor General of Canada
Term length At His Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holder William Ferdinand Alphonse Turgeon
FormationJuly 31, 1941

The ambassador of Canada to Argentina is the official representative of the Canadian government to the government of Argentina. The official title for the ambassador is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the Argentine Republic. The current Canadian ambassador is Reid Sirrs who was appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on December 20, 2021. [1]

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The Embassy of Canada is located at Tagle 2828, C1425EEH Buenos Aires, Argentina.

History of diplomatic relations

Diplomatic relations between Canada and Argentina was established on November 14, 1940. [2] A legation was established on November 13, 1941, and was raised to full embassy status on October 1, 1945. [2] William Ferdinand Alphonse Turgeon was appointed as Canada's first Ambassador to Argentina on July 31, 1941. [2]

List of ambassadors

No.NameTerm of office Career Prime Minister nominated byRef.
Start Date PoC. End Date
1 William Ferdinand Alphonse Turgeon July 31, 1941November 13, 1941February 1, 1944Non-Career W. L. Mackenzie King
(1935-1948)		 [lower-alpha 1]
–Kenneth Porter KirkwoodFebruary 1, 1944October 1, 1945Career [lower-alpha 2]
2Warwick Fielding ChipmanAugust 7, 1945October 1, 1945March 30, 1949Non-Career
3John Doherty KearneyMarch 31, 1949September 22, 1949October 28, 1951Non-Career Louis St. Laurent
(1948-1957)
–Lionel Victor Joseph RoyOctober 28, 1951August 19, 1952Career [lower-alpha 2]
4 Léo Richer Laflèche April 4, 1952August 19, 1952June 1, 1955Non-Career
5 Louis-Philippe Picard August 5, 1955November 24, 1955June 10, 1957Non-Career
6 Richard Plant Bower November 5, 1958February 11, 1959December 4, 1962Career John G. Diefenbaker
(1957-1963)
7Léon MayrandNovember 29, 1962January 31, 1963February 23, 1964Career
–Edward Ritchie BellemareFebruary 23, 1964August 31, 1964Career Lester B. Pearson
(1963-1968)		 [lower-alpha 2]
8 Jean Bruchési June 4, 19641967Non-Career
9 Robert Choquette February 29, 1968June 12, 1968August 3, 1970Non-Career
10 Alfred Pike Bissonnet July 9, 1970October 21, 1970March 1, 1978Career Pierre Elliott Trudeau
(1968-1979)
11Dwight Wilder FulfordAugust 31, 1977March 28, 1978September 2, 1982Career
12Lorne Sheldon ClarkSeptember 22, 1982September 20, 1982Career
13 Louise Fréchette March 29, 1985June 17, 1985August 10, 1988Career Brian Mulroney
(1984-1993)
14Clayton George BullisAugust 11, 1988September 22, 1988September 11, 1991Career
15Robert J. RochonSeptember 19, 1991October 28, 1991September 1, 1994Career
16Robert G. ClarkJuly 12, 1994October 26, 1994August 29, 1998Career Jean Chrétien
(1993-2003)
17Jean-Paul HubertJuly 15, 1998July 4, 2001Career
18Thomas MacDonaldJuly 16, 20012004Career
19Yves GagnonAugust 9, 2004Career Paul Martin
(2003-2006)
20Timothy MartinJuly 31, 2007September 25, 2007June 4, 2010Career Stephen Harper
(2006-2015)
21Gwyneth KutzAugust 10, 2010November 1, 2010Career
22Robert FryFebruary 2, 2015April 23, 2015August 2018Career
23David UsherSeptember 24, 2018November 6, 2018October 28, 2021Career Justin Trudeau
(2015-Present)
24Reid SirrsDecember 20, 2021January 25, 2022Career [1]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Titled as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
  2. 1 2 3 Chargé d'Affaires ad interim

References

  1. 1 2 "Orders In Council PC 2021-1053". orders-in-council.canada.ca. Government of Canada. December 20, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 DeLong 2020, p. 15.
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