List of ambassadors of Canada to Egypt
| Ambassador of Canada to Egypt | |
|---|---|
Incumbent since July 26, 2024Ulric Shannon | |
| Seat | Embassy of Canada, Cairo |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of Canada |
| Appointer | Governor General of Canada |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Inaugural holder | Kenneth Porter Kirkwood |
| Formation | November 18, 1954 |
The Ambassador of Canada to Egypt is the official representative of the Canadian government to the government of Egypt. The official title for the ambassador is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the Arab Republic of Egypt. The current ambassador of Canada is Ulric Shannon who was appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on July 26, 2024.
History of diplomatic relations
[edit]Diplomatic recognition between Canada and Egypt was established on June 25, 1953, and diplomatic relations were established on July 28, 1953.[1] Kenneth Porter Kirkwood was appointed as Canada's first Ambassador in Egypt on November 18, 1954.[1]
List of heads of mission
[edit]| No. | Name | Term of office | Career | Prime Minister nominated by | Ref. | |||
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| Start date | PoC. | End date | ||||||
| – | Arthur Edward Blanchette (Chargé d'Affaires) |
October 19, 1954 | Career | Louis St. Laurent (1948–1957) |
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| 1 | Kenneth Porter Kirkwood | November 18, 1954 | December 27, 1954 | Career | ||||
| 2 | Egerton Herbert Norman | April 4, 1956 | August 19, 1956 | April 4, 1957 | Career | |||
| 3 | Ronald Macalister Macdonnell | June 13, 1957 | June 15, 1957 | August 30, 1958 | Career | John G. Diefenbaker (1957–1963) |
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| 4 | Arnold Cantwell Smith | September 25, 1958 | November 4, 1958 | January 16, 1961 | Career | |||
| 5 | Robert Arthur Douglass Ford | January 11, 1961 | June 11, 1961 | January 5, 1964 | Career | |||
| 6 | Jean Chapdelaine | October 24, 1963 | February 27, 1964 | December 12, 1964 | Career | Lester B. Pearson (1963–1968) |
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| 7 | John Kennett Starnes | February 23, 1966 | June 6, 1966 | Career | ||||
| 8 | Thomas Lemesurier Carter | September 28, 1967 | November 20, 1967 | December 29, 1970 | Career | |||
| – | Gary Richard Harman (Chargé d'Affaires) |
December 29, 1970 | August 1, 1971 | Career | Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1968–1979) (1980–1984) |
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| 9 | David Stansfield | July 8, 1971 | August 1, 1971 | July 8, 1974 | Career | |||
| 10 | Jean-Marcel Touchette | June 10, 1974 | October 29, 1974 | July 24, 1977 | Career | |||
| 11 | Jean-Marie Gaétan Déry | August 4, 1977 | October 16, 1977 | August 25, 1980 | Career | |||
| 12 | Robert L. Elliott | July 10, 1980 | November 4, 1980 | 1983 | Career | |||
| 13 | John Pontoppidan Schioler | October 13, 1983 | October 22, 1983 | January 21, 1985 | Career | |||
| 14 | Marc Perron | June 27, 1985 | December 3, 1985 | Career | Brian Mulroney (1984–1993) |
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| 15 | Marc Brault | August 11, 1988 | September 19, 1988 | July 16, 1990 | Career | |||
| 16 | Jacques T. Simard | September 12, 1990 | September 25, 1990 | Career | ||||
| 17 | Michael Dougall Bell | July 15, 1994 | November 8, 1994 | July 23, 1998 | Career | Jean Chrétien (1993–2003) |
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| 18 | Marie-Andrée Beauchemin | July 15, 1998 | November 10, 1998 | Career | ||||
| 19 | Michel de Salaberry | July 16, 2001 | Career | |||||
| 20 | Philip MacKinnon | May 19, 2004 | Career | Paul Martin (2003–2006) |
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| 21 | Ferry de Kerckhove | September 2, 2008 | October 26, 2008 | Career | Stephen Harper (2006–2015) |
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| 22 | David Drake | September 21, 2011 | December 11, 2011 | |||||
| 23 | Troy Lulashnyk | September 2, 2014 | November 22, 2014 | July 6, 2017 | Career | |||
| 24 | Jess Dutton | August 17, 2017 | October 2, 2017 | September 2020 | Career | Justin Trudeau (2015–2025) |
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| 25 | Louis Dumas | November 11, 2020 | August 15, 2025 | Career | ||||
| 26 | Ulric Shannon | July 26, 2024 | March 24, 2025 | Career | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b DeLong 2020, p. 33.
Bibliography
[edit]- DeLong, Linwood (2020). A Guide to Canadian Diplomatic Relations 1925-2019 (PDF). Calgary: Canadian Global Affairs Institute. ISBN 978-1-77397-115-5.