| High Commissioner for Canada in Bangladesh | |
|---|---|
| Incumbent Lilly Nicholls since December 20, 2021 | |
| Seat | High Commission of Canada, Dhaka |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of Canada |
| Appointer | Governor General of Canada |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Inaugural holder | Gordon Edwin Cox |
| Formation | April 6, 1972 |
The High Commissioner of Canada to Bangladesh is the official representative of the Canadian government to the government of Bangladesh. The official title is High Commissioner for Canada in Bangladesh. The current Canadian High Commissioner is Lilly Nicholls who was appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on December 20, 2021.
The High Commission of Canada is located at United Nations Road, Baridhara, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
As fellow members of the Commonwealth of Nations, diplomatic relations between Canada and Bangladesh are at governmental level, rather than between heads of state. Thus, the countries exchange High Commissioners, rather than ambassadors.
History of diplomatic relations
Main article: Bangladesh–Canada relationsDiplomatic relations between Canada and Bangladesh was established on February 14, 1972. Gordon Edwin Cox was appointed as Canada's first High Commissioner in Bangladesh on April 6, 1972.
List of heads of mission
| No. | Name | Term of office | Career | Prime Minister nominated by | Ref. | |||
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| Start date | PoC. | End date | ||||||
| 1 | Gordon Edwin Cox | April 6, 1972 | June 5, 1972 | August 26, 1972 | Career | Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1968-1979) |
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| 2 | Gordon George Riddell | June 8, 1972 | October 30, 1972 | June 16, 1974 | Career | |||
| 3 | Robert Wallace McLaren | July 24, 1973 | July 25, 1973 | August 1, 1975 | Career | |||
| 4 | Jack F. Godsell | February 17, 1976 | February 28, 1976 | June 27, 1979 | Career | |||
| 5 | Arthur Robert Wright | April 4, 1979 | July 22, 1979 | July 16, 1982 | Career | |||
| 6 | Chris Westdal | September 22, 1982 | September 23, 1982 | Career | ||||
| 7 | Anthony Vincent | July 4, 1985 | October 8, 1985 | September 2, 1988 | Career | Brian Mulroney (1984-1993) |
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| 8 | Émile Gauvreau | August 17, 1988 | October 29, 1988 | August 5, 1993 | Career | |||
| 9 | Jon J. Scott | July 23, 1993 | September 12, 1993 | September 1996 | Career | Kim Campbell (1993) |
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| 10 | Nicholas Etheridge | September 11, 1996 | October 5, 1996 | August 4, 1999 | Career | Jean Chrétien (1993-2003) |
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| 11 | David Preston | August 11, 1999 | October 5, 1999 | July 12, 2002 | Career | |||
| 12 | Gerald K. Campbell | August 1, 2002 | September 5, 2002 | Career | ||||
| 13 | David Sproule | August 9, 2004 | September 5, 2004 | August 28, 2005 | Career | Paul Martin (2003-2006) |
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| 14 | Barbara Richardson | November 24, 2005 | December 22, 2005 | Career | ||||
| 15 | Robert McDougall | September 2, 2008 | October 20, 2008 | September 21, 2011 | Career | Stephen Harper (2006-2015) |
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| 16 | Heather Cruden | September 21, 2011 | November 24, 2011 | December 16, 2014 | Career | |||
| 17 | Benoît-Pierre Laramée | November 20, 2014 | February 2, 2015 | August 17, 2017 | Career | |||
| 18 | Benoit Préfontaine | August 17, 2017 | October 5, 2017 | December 20, 2021 | Career | Justin Trudeau (2015-Present) |
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| 19 | Lilly Nicholls | December 20, 2021 | February 3, 2022 | Career | ||||
References
- ^ "Orders In Council PC 2021-1053". orders-in-council.canada.ca. Government of Canada. December 20, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- ^ DeLong 2020, p. 17.
- Bibliography
- DeLong, Linwood (2020). A Guide to Canadian Diplomatic Relations 1925-2019 (PDF). Calgary: Canadian Global Affairs Institute. ISBN 978-1-77397-115-5.
External links
- "Heads of Post List – Bangladesh". international.gc.ca. Global Affairs Canada.