List of ambassadors of Canada to Saudi Arabia

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Ambassador of Canada to Saudi Arabia
Incumbent
Jean-Philippe Linteau
since May 2023
Inaugural holder Jacques Gilles Bruno Gignac
FormationJune 24, 1973

The Canadian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia in Riyadh is the official representative of the Government of Canada in Ottawa to the Government of Saudi Arabia. He is also concurrently accredited to the government in Muscat (Oman).

List of representatives

Diplomatic agreement/designated Diplomatic accreditation AmbassadorObservations Prime Minister of Canada King of Saudi Arabia Term end
May 17, 1973June 24, 1973 Jacques Gilles Bruno Gignac Pierre Trudeau Faisal of Saudi Arabia August 28, 1974
March 1, 1974 Jean-Pierre Lefebvre Chargé d'affaires Pierre Trudeau Faisal of Saudi Arabia November 24, 1974
July 4, 1974November 24, 1974 Michael Shenstone Pierre Trudeau Faisal of Saudi Arabia August 24, 1976
September 21, 1976January 26, 1977 Edward Lucien Bobinski Pierre Trudeau Khalid of Saudi Arabia July 9, 1979
April 4, 1979September 19, 1979 William John Jenkins Joe Clark Khalid of Saudi Arabia December 4, 1980
February 5, 1981February 23, 1981 Jacques Silva Roy Pierre Trudeau Khalid of Saudi Arabia
September 22, 1982October 25, 1982 Dwight Wilder Fulford Pierre Trudeau Fahd of Saudi Arabia August 15, 1985
September 12, 1985November 19, 1985 George Douglas Valentine Brian Mulroney Fahd of Saudi Arabia
September 28, 1989 Allan Norman Lever Brian Mulroney Fahd of Saudi Arabia July 15, 1993
June 23, 1993September 1, 1993 Peter Sutherland Kim Campbell Fahd of Saudi Arabia
September 11, 1996 Daniel Edward Hobson Jean Chrétien Fahd of Saudi Arabia July 16, 2000
2000 Melvyn MacDonald Jean Chrétien Fahd of Saudi Arabia July 24, 2003
July 31, 2003September 13, 2003 Roderick Bell Paul Martin Fahd of Saudi Arabia
August 31, 2007 Ronald Davidson Stephen Harper Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
May 14, 2009 David Chatterson Stephen Harper Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
March 30, 2012 Thomas MacDonald Stephen Harper Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
July 31, 2015December 15, 2015 Dennis Horak [1] Expelled from the country in August 2018. [2] [3] Justin Trudeau Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
May 2023 Jean-Philippe Linteau [4] Justin Trudeau

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