List of ambassadors of Canada to Syria

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The ambassador of Canada to Syria, who wolds the title of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, is Canada's foremost diplomatic representative in Syria, and in charge of Canada's diplomatic mission in the Syrian Arab Republic.

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List of heads of mission

List: [1]

No.NameTerm of office
Appointment Date PoC. End Date
1 John Ryerson Maybee 29 April 196527 May 19651 August 1967
2Christian Hardy26 July 19676 November 196730 August 1969
3Jacques Gilles Bruno Gignac14 January 197023 February 197028 August 1974
4 Léopold Henri Amyot 10 June 197411 November 19747 January 1976
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(Chargé d'Affaires a.i.)

Alan William Sullivan [a] January 1976-September 1976
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(Chargé d'Affaires a.i.)

 Howard Barham Singleton September 1976-1 October 1977
5 Joseph Gilles André Couvrette 31 August 197729 December 197727 September 1978
6 Théodore Jean Arcand 21 December 19787 May 19797 August 1982
7 Robert David Jackson 22 September 19824 October 19831984[ citation needed ]
8 Keith William MacLellan [b] 18 October 19841985[ citation needed ]
9 Jacques Noiseux [c] 28 August 198529 October 19857 July 1987
10 Gary Richard Harman 13 July 19874 January 19889 August 1990
11David Martin Collacott15 September 199018 December 19901993[ citation needed ]
12 John A. McNee 15 December 199322 December 199414 July 1997
13 Alexandra Bugailiskis 10 July 199730 May 19994 August 2000
14 Franco D. Pillarella 26 July 200023 November 20002003[ citation needed ]
15 Brian Davis 31 July 20032006[ citation needed ]
16 Mark Bailey 14 June 20063 October 20062008[ citation needed ]
17 Glenn Davidson 2 September 20082012
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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Canadian Heads of Mission Abroad since 1800 - Posting Dashboard: Syria". Government of Canada. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  2. ↑ "Canada announces new heads of mission". Government of Canada. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2024.

Notes

  1. ↑ In March 1976, it was announced that Canada had removed all Embassy staff and the Chargé d’Affaires a.i. from its Embassy in Beirut, because of the dangerous conditions in Lebanon. Diplomatic relations continued between Lebanon and Canada, and were handled through the Embassy and staff in Amman, Jordan, which was also representing Canadian interests with regard to both Jordan and Syria. Mr. Singleton was resident in Jordan from 4 September 1976 to 3 August 1977. In August 1977, the Embassy in Beirut reopened, initially under the direction of a Chargé d’Affaires a.i. In October 1977, Mr. Couvrette took charge as Ambassador. [1]
  2. ↑ Effective 16 September 1984, the post of accreditation for Syria was changed from Lebanon to Jordan. This followed the restructuring of the Embassies in Lebanon and Jordan which resulted in an increase in manpower at the Embassy in Jordan. As Ambassador to Jordan, Keith William MacLellan was concurrently accredited as Ambassador to Syria, resident in Jordan. [1]
  3. ↑ Jacques Noiseux became the first resident Canadian Ambassador to Syria, when a Canadian Embassy was established in Damascus in 1985. On 24 October 1986 it was announced that the Canadian Ambassador to Syria had been recalled, following the action of the British, in order to show the government’s disapproval of Syria’s alleged terrorist activities. On 17 February 1987, it was announced that Canada’s Ambassador to Syria would be returning to continue representation to that country. [1]
  4. ↑ Canada closed its Embassy and Counsulate in Syria and severed diplomatic ties in 2012 with the onset of the Syrian Civil War. [2]
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