| Ambassador of Canada to Israel | |
|---|---|
| Incumbent Lisa Stadelbauer since March 25, 2021 | |
| Seat | Embassy of Canada, Tel Aviv |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of Canada |
| Appointer | Governor General of Canada |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Inaugural holder | Terence MacDermot |
| Formation | November 18, 1954 |
The ambassador of Canada to Israel is the official representative of the Canadian government to the government of Israel. The official title for the ambassador is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the State of Israel. The ambassador of Canada to Israel is Lisa Stadelbauer who was appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on March 25, 2021.
The Embassy of Canada is located at Canada House, 3/5 Nirim Street, 4th Floor, Tel Aviv 6706038, Israel.
History of diplomatic relations
Main article: Canada–Israel relationsDe facto recognition of Israel occurred on December 24, 1948, and de jure recognition came on May 11, 1949. Diplomatic relations between Canada and Israel was established on July 28, 1954. George Pirkis Kidd was appointed as Chargé d’affaires on October 18, 1954. Terence MacDermot was appointed as ambassador with residence in Greece on November 18, 1954. The first ambassador of Canada with residence in Israel came in 1958.
List of ambassadors of Canada to Israel
| No. | Name | Term of office | Career | Prime Minister nominated by | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start Date | PoC. | End Date | ||||||
| – | George Pirkis Kidd (Chargé d'Affaires) |
October 18, 1954 | April 17, 1957 | Career | Louis St. Laurent (1948–1957) |
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| 1 | Terence MacDermot | November 18, 1954 | November 23, 1954 | Career | ||||
| 2 | Edgar D'Arcy McGreer | March 14, 1957 | September 18, 1957 | October 28, 1958 | Career | |||
| – | Blanche Margaret Meagher (Chargé d'Affaires) |
April 17, 1957 | October 28, 1958 | Career | ||||
| 3 | Blanche Margaret Meagher | October 22, 1958 | October 28, 1958 | December 1, 1961 | Career | John G. Diefenbaker (1957–1963) |
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| – | Jean-Marie Gaétan Déry (Chargé d'Affaires) |
December 1, 1961 | August 1962 | Career | ||||
| 4 | Arthur Julian Andrew | May 28, 1962 | August 13, 1962 | July 10, 1965 | Career | |||
| – | William McKenzie Wood (Chargé d'Affaires) |
March 1965 | October 4, 1965 | Career | Lester B. Pearson (1963–1968) |
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| 5 | Robert Louis Rogers | April 7, 1965 | October 4, 1965 | October 2, 1969 | Career | |||
| 6 | Charles Eustace McGaughey | June 9, 1969 | October 13, 1969 | June 30, 1972 | Career | Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1968-1979 & 1980–1984) |
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| 7 | Thomas Paul Malone | May 23, 1972 | August 15, 1972 | September 2, 1975 | Career | |||
| 8 | Edward Graham Lee | July 29, 1975 | September 24, 1975 | July 3, 1979 | Career | |||
| 9 | Joseph Stephen Stanford | April 4, 1979 | August 31, 1979 | September 13, 1982 | Career | |||
| 10 | Vernon George Turner | September 22, 1982 | October 14, 1982 | Career | ||||
| 11 | James Bartleman | January 10, 1986 | January 29, 1986 | November 2, 1990 | Career | Brian Mulroney (1984–1993) |
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| 12 | Michael Dougall Bell | November 15, 1990 | December 11, 1990 | January 21, 1992 | Career | |||
| 13 | Norman Spector | February 1, 1992 | August 2, 1995 | Career | ||||
| 14 | David Berger | July 4, 1995 | September 12, 1995 | August 29, 1999 | Non-Career | Jean Chrétien (1993–2003) |
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| 15 | Michael Dougall Bell | August 11, 1999 | Career | |||||
| 16 | Donald Sinclair | July 31, 2003 | November 2003 | Career | ||||
| 17 | Jon Allen | June 14, 2006 | October 18, 2006 | August 17, 2010 | Career | Stephen Harper (2006–2015) |
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| 18 | Paul Hunt | August 10, 2010 | October 5, 2010 | June 20, 2013 | Career | |||
| 19 | Vivian Bercovici | January 2, 2014 | June 11, 2014 | June 2016 | Non-Career | |||
| 20 | Deborah Lyons | July 18, 2016 | December 12, 2016 | March 2020 | Career | Justin Trudeau (2015–Present) |
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| 21 | Lisa Stadelbauer | March 25, 2021 | June 21, 2021 | Career | ||||
See also
- Canada–Israel relations
- Embassy of Israel, Ottawa
- List of diplomatic missions in Israel
- List of diplomatic missions of Canada
Notes
- First resident ambassador of Canada
References
- ^ "Orders In Council PC 2021-0189". orders-in-council.canada.ca. Government of Canada. March 25, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
- ^ DeLong 2020, p. 48.
- "Vivian Bercovici named Canada's new ambassador to Israel".
- "Trudeau chooses two women to fill top diplomatic positions - the Globe and Mail". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on September 13, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
- "Nigerian ambassador is last to present credentials to Rivlin". Jerusalem Post.
- 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 – Israel". international.gc.ca. Global Affairs Canada.
