List of ambassadors of the United States to Canada

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Ambassador of the United States to Canada
Ambassadeur des États-Unis au Canada
US Department of State official seal.svg
Seal of the United States Department of State
David L. Cohen, Ambassador to Canada.jpg
Incumbent
David L. Cohen
since December 7, 2021
United States Department of State
Reports to United States Secretary of State
Residence Lornado
Seat Embassy of the United States
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Appointer President of the United States
with Senate advice and consent
Term length At the pleasure of the President
Inaugural holder William Phillips
(as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary)
FormationJune 1, 1927
Website U.S. Embassy – Ottawa

This is a list of ambassadors of the United States to Canada. [1] The ambassador is the head of the Embassy of the United States in Ottawa.

Contents

Prior to 1943, the head of the U.S. diplomatic mission to Canada bore the title of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. The U.S. mission to Canada was upgraded from legation to embassy status in June 1943; Ray Atherton was the first chief of mission to hold ambassadorial rank.

List

#AmbassadorPortraitTook officeLeft officePresident(s)
1 William Phillips Latest photo, just received from Holland, of W. Phillips, American Minister to Holland.jpg June 1, 1927December 14, 1929 Calvin Coolidge,
Herbert Hoover
2 Hanford MacNider Hanford MacNider.jpg August 29, 1930August 15, 1932Herbert Hoover
3 Warren Delano Robbins Warren Delano Robbins, 1922 March 3.jpg May 16, 1933March 28, 1935 Franklin D. Roosevelt
4 Norman Armour Norman Armour.jpg August 7, 1935January 15, 1939
5 Daniel Calhoun Roper Daniel Calhoun Roper pers0178.jpg May 19, 1939August 20, 1939
6 James H. R. Cromwell James H. R. Cromwell2.jpg January 24, 1940May 16, 1940
7 Jay Pierrepont Moffat Jay Pierrepont Moffat.jpg June 13, 1940January 24, 1943
8 Ray Atherton Ray Atherton.jpg August 3, 1943August 30, 1948Franklin D. Roosevelt,
Harry S. Truman
9 Laurence Steinhardt Laurence Steinhardt.jpg November 1, 1949March 28, 1950Harry S. Truman
10 Stanley Woodward Stanley Woodward.png June 22, 1950January 14, 1953
11 R. Douglas Stuart July 15, 1953May 4, 1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower
12 Livingston T. Merchant Livingston T. Merchant.jpg May 23, 1956November 6, 1958
13 Richard B. Wigglesworth Wigglesworth, Richard Bowditch.jpg December 15, 1958October 19, 1960
14 Livingston T. Merchant Livingston T. Merchant.jpg March 15, 1961May 26, 1962 John F. Kennedy
15 William Walton Butterworth Portrait of W. Walton Butterworth.jpg December 11, 1962September 10, 1968John F. Kennedy,
Lyndon B. Johnson
16 Harold F. Linder September 10, 1968July 9, 1969Lyndon B. Johnson,
Richard M. Nixon
17 Adolph W. Schmidt Adolph Schmidt.jpg September 11, 1969January 29, 1974Richard M. Nixon
18 William J. Porter WilliamJPorter.jpg March 13, 1974December 16, 1975Richard M. Nixon,
Gerald R. Ford
19 Thomas O. Enders ThomasOEnders.jpg February 17, 1976September 14, 1979Gerald R. Ford,
Jimmy Carter
20 Kenneth M. Curtis Photo SOS 026 Kenneth M Curtis.jpg October 5, 1979January 20, 1981Jimmy Carter
21 Paul H. Robinson, Jr. Paul H. Robinson, Jr. 1985.jpg July 15, 1981September 9, 1985 Ronald Reagan
22 Thomas M. T. Niles Thomas M T Niles (page 9 crop).jpg September 10, 1985June 28, 1989Ronald Reagan,
George H. W. Bush
23 Edward N. Ney June 30, 1989June 20, 1992George H. W. Bush
24 Peter Teeley Peter Teeley head 1981.jpg July 3, 1992February 28, 1993George H. W. Bush,
Bill Clinton
25 James Blanchard Jim Blanchard.jpg August 19, 1993March 15, 1996Bill Clinton
26 Gordon Giffin US Ambassador to Canada Gordon Giffin.JPEG September 17, 1997April 10, 2001Bill Clinton,
George W. Bush
27 Paul Cellucci Cellucci paul.jpg April 17, 2001March 18, 2005George W. Bush
28 David Wilkins Ambassador David Wilkins.jpg June 29, 2005January 20, 2009
29 David Jacobson David Jacobson.jpg October 2, 2009July 15, 2013 Barack Obama
30 Bruce Heyman Bruce Heyman official portrait.jpg March 26, 2014January 18, 2017 [2]
Elizabeth Moore Aubin (acting) Elizabeth Moore Aubin.jpg January 18, 2017October 23, 2017Barack Obama, Donald Trump
31 Kelly Craft Kelly Knight Craft.jpg October 23, 2017August 23, 2019Donald Trump
Richard M. Mills Jr. (acting) RichardMillsJr.jpg August 23, 2019November 9, 2020
Katherine Brucker (acting)November 9, 2020May 28, 2021Donald Trump,
Joe Biden
Arnold A. Chacón (acting) [3] Arnold Chacon.jpg May 28, 2021 [4] December 7, 2021Joe Biden
32 David L. Cohen David L. Cohen, Ambassador to Canada.jpg December 7, 2021Incumbent

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References

  1. U.S. Chiefs of Mission to Canada Archived 2007-12-09 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Elizabeth Moore Aubin Becomes Chargé d’Affaires at U.S. Embassy, U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Canada.
  3. "Biography of Arnold Chacon, Chargé d'Affaires". U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Canada. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  4. "Appointment of Ambassador Arnold Chacon to serve as Chargé d’Affaires to Canada". United States Department of State. Retrieved June 24, 2021.