| Ambassador of Canada to Cuba | |
|---|---|
| Incumbent Geoff Gartshore since February 2, 2022 | |
| Seat | Embassy of Canada, Havana |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of Canada |
| Appointer | Governor General of Canada |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Inaugural holder | Joseph Jacques Janvier Émile Vaillancourt |
| Formation | January 30, 1945 |
The ambassador of Canada to Cuba is the official representative of the Canadian government to the government of Cuba. The official title for the ambassador is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the Republic of Cuba. The ambassador of Canada to Cuba is Geoff Gartshore who was appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on February 2, 2022.
The Embassy of Canada is located at Calle 30, No. 518 esquina a 7ma, Miramar, Havana, 11300, Cuba.
History of diplomatic relations
Main article: Canada–Cuba relationsDiplomatic relations between Canada and Cuba were established on March 16, 1945, with the first envoy, Joseph Jacques Janvier Émile Vaillancourt, appointed on the advice of Prime Minister W.L. Mackenzie King on January 30, 1945. Canada's first ambassador was appointed on January 21, 1950, and the Canadian legation was given embassy status on September 5, 1950.
List of ambassadors of Canada to Cuba
| No. | Name | Term of office | Career | Prime Minister nominated by | Ref. | |||
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| Start Date | PoC. | End Date | ||||||
| 1 | Joseph Jacques Janvier Émile Vaillancourt | January 30, 1945 | May 8, 1945 | December 1, 1947 | Non-Career | W. L. Mackenzie King (1935–1948) |
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| 2 | Charles Pierre Hébert | January 22, 1948 | March 16, 1948 | February 1, 1949 | Career | |||
| 3 | Ephraim Herbert Coleman | January 19, 1949 | April 28, 1949 | October 25, 1950 | Non-Career | Louis St. Laurent (1948–1957) |
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| 4 | Ephraim Herbert Coleman | July 21, 1950 | October 25, 1950 | Non-Career | ||||
| 5 | Harry Albert Scott | October 23, 1951 | January 15, 1952 | November 1956 | Career | |||
| 6 | Hector Allard | January 10, 1957 | January 29, 1957 | June 23, 1959 | Career | |||
| 7 | Allan Cunningham Anderson | September 25, 1959 | October 9, 1959 | May 23, 1961 | Career | John G. Diefenbaker (1957–1963) |
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| 8 | George Pirkis Kidd | April 14, 1961 | July 5, 1961 | January 4, 1964 | Career | |||
| 9 | Léon Mayrand | December 17, 1963 | April 7, 1964 | May 3, 1970 | Career | Lester B. Pearson (1963–1968) |
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| 10 | Kenneth Charles Brown | May 28, 1970 | November 13, 1970 | July 16, 1973 | Career | Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1968–1979) |
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| 11 | Malcolm Norman Bow | July 3, 1973 | November 2, 1973 | July 23, 1975 | Career | |||
| 12 | James Edward Hyndman | October 21, 1975 | October 11, 1975 | July 30, 1977 | Career | |||
| 13 | Gary Richard Harman | July 14, 1977 | September 22, 1977 | June 21, 1981 | Career | |||
| 14 | James Bartleman | July 29, 1981 | September 10, 1981 | September 6, 1983 | Career | |||
| 15 | Kenneth Bryce Williamson | April 5, 1984 | December 29, 1983 | July 8, 1986 | Career | |||
| 16 | Michael Kergin | July 23, 1986 | September 19, 1986 | July 9, 1989 | Career | Brian Mulroney (1984–1993) |
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| 17 | Robert Morrice Middleton | September 28, 1989 | October 9, 1989 | Career | ||||
| 18 | Julie Loranger | December 12, 1991 | January 10, 1992 | January 25, 1993 | Career | |||
| 19 | Mark Entwistle | August 9, 1993 | July 4, 1997 | Career | Kim Campbell (1993) |
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| 20 | Keith H. Christie | July 10, 1997 | August 4, 1997 | Career | Jean Chrétien (1993–2003) |
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| 21 | Michael Small | July 26, 2000 | October 2, 2000 | Career | ||||
| 22 | Alexandra Bugailiskis | July 15, 2003 | August 3, 2007 | Career | ||||
| 23 | Jean-Pierre Juneau | July 31, 2007 | September 13, 2007 | August 24, 2010 | Career | Stephen Harper (2006–2015) |
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| 24 | Matthew Levin | August 10, 2010 | October 7, 2010 | August 29, 2013 | Career | |||
| 25 | Yves Gagnon | August 12, 2013 | October 9, 2013 | August 13, 2016 | Career | |||
| 26 | Patrick Parisot | July 18, 2016 | September 22, 2016 | September 7, 2018 | Career | Justin Trudeau (2015–Present) |
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| 27 | Perry Calderwood | May 2, 2019 | October 11, 2019 | Career | ||||
| 28 | Geoff Gartshore | February 18, 2022 | May 12, 2022 | Career | ||||
See also
References
- ^ "Orders In Council PC 2022-0128". orders-in-council.canada.ca. Government of Canada. February 18, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
- ^ DeLong 2020, p. 30.
- 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 – Cuba". international.gc.ca. Global Affairs Canada.