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The ambassador of Canada to Ireland is the official representative of the Canadian government to the government of Ireland. The official title for the ambassador is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to Ireland. The current ambassador of Canada to Ireland is Nancy Smyth who was appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on March 23, 2021.

From 1928 to 1949, Canada sent High Commissioners to the Irish Free State, which was a fellow member of the Commonwealth and a Dominion at the time. With the passage of the Republic of Ireland Act 1948, Ireland left the Commonwealth, and Canada and Ireland have exchanged ambassadors since.

The Embassy of Canada is located at 7-8 Wilton Terrace, Dublin 2, Ireland. The ambassador lives at 22 Oakley Road, Ranelagh a rowhouse in The Triangle area.

From 1954 to 2008, the ambassador lived at Strathmore in Killiney.

History of diplomatic relations

Diplomatic relations between Canada and Ireland was established on September 11, 1939. John Hall Kelly was appointed as Canada's first High Commissioner in Ireland on December 28, 1939. On April 17, 1949, Ireland severed its formal association with the Commonswealth, and the Canadian embassy to the newly independent Ireland was established on July 17, 1949.

List of ambassadors of Canada to Ireland

See also

• Canada–Ireland relations
• Embassy of Ireland, Ottawa
• Strathmore (Killiney), residence of the Canadian Ambassador to Ireland (1957-2008)
• List of diplomatic missions in Ireland
• List of diplomatic missions of Canada

Notes

1. ^ Died in office
2. High Commissioner Kelly is the only Canadian head of mission to be buried in Ireland, where he died in office as High Commissioner.
3. Canada severed its formal association with Ireland on 17 April 1949. The Canadian Embassy in the Republic of Ireland was established on 17 July 1949, with representatives having the rank of Ambassador.
4. ^ Ambassadors Binns, Hearn and Vickers are a few Irish-Canadians whom have had the honour of serving in the post.

References

1. ^ "Orders In Council PC 2021-0181". orders-in-council.canada.ca. Government of Canada. March 23, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
2. ^ DeLong 2020, p. 47.
3. "Kevin Vickers named ambassador to Ireland". CBC News. January 8, 2015.

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 – Ireland". international.gc.ca. Global Affairs Canada.

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