Ambassador of Canada to Syria
Encyclopedia
The Ambassador of Canada to Syria is Canada
's foremost diplomatic representative
in Syria
, and in charge of Canada's diplomatic mission
in the Syria Arab Republic.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
's foremost diplomatic representative
Diplomat
A diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and...
in Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
, and in charge of Canada's diplomatic mission
Diplomatic mission
A diplomatic mission is a group of people from one state or an international inter-governmental organisation present in another state to represent the sending state/organisation in the receiving state...
in the Syria Arab Republic.
List of heads of mission
- 1965–1967: John Ryerson Maybee
- 1967–1969: Christian Hardy
- 1970–1974: Jacques Gilles Bruno Gignac
- 1974–1976: Léopold Henri AmyotLéopold Henri AmyotLéopold Henri Amyot is a former Canadian diplomat. He was Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Morocco.- External links :*...
- 1976: Alan William Sullivan
- 1977–1978: Joseph Gilles André CouvretteJoseph Gilles André CouvretteJoseph Gilles André Couvrette is a former Canadian diplomat. He was the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Sweden, and Greece. Before his first ambassadorship, he was posted to Rome, Italy , Lagos,...
- 1978–1982: Théodore Jean ArcandThéodore Jean ArcandThéodore Jean Arcand, LL.D. is a former Canadian diplomat. He was Chargé d'Affaires a.i. to Holy See at the beginning of his career then followed by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Jordan, Lebanon and Syria concurrently. This was followed by a diplomatic appointment to Hungary. He...
- 1982–1984: Robert David Jackson
- 1984–1985: Keith William MacLellanKeith William MacLellanKeith William MacLellan was a soldier, scholar and Canadian diplomat who helped to shape Canada's post war multi-lateral foreign policy and championed the cause of a federal, united, Canada.- Life and family :...
- 1987–1990: Gary Richard Harman
- 1990–1993: David Martin Collacott
- 1993–1997: John McNeeJohn McNeeJohn McNee is a Canadian career diplomat. McNee was Canada's Ambassador to the United Nations from 2006 to July 2011.McNee earned a Bachelor of Arts in History from York University in Canada in 1973 and a Master of Arts in History from Cambridge University in 1975.He joined the Department of...
- 1997–2000: Alexandra BugailiskisAlexandra BugailiskisAlexandra Bugailiskis is a current Canadian diplomat. In September 2010 she joined the Norman Patterson School of International Affairs of Carleton University as a Distinguished Senior Fellow and Diplomat in Residence. From April 2008 until August 2010 she was the Assistant Deputy Minister for...
- 2000–2003: Franco PillarellaFranco PillarellaFranco D. Pillarella is a Canadian career diplomat and the current Canadian ambassador to Romania, Bulgaria, and Moldova. He is currently famous chiefly for his testimony into the deportation and imprisonment of Maher Arar, which occurred during his tenure as Canadian ambassador to Syria.- Early...
- 2003–2006: Brian Davis
- 2006–present: Mark BaileyMark Bailey (diplomat)Mark Bailey is a current Canadian diplomat. He is currently the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Syria. He was previously the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Morocco.- External links :*...