This is a list of ambassadors of Canada to the United States, formally titled as ''Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States of America for Her
isMajesty's Government in Canada''. Originally, Canada's top diplomatic representative to the U.S. had the rank of
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
An envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary, usually known as a minister, was a diplomatic head of mission who was ranked below ambassador. A diplomatic mission headed by an envoy was known as a legation rather than an embassy. Under the ...
. The title was promoted to the rank of
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
An ambassador is an official envoy, especially a high-ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state or to an international organization as the resident representative of their own government or sov ...
in 1943, during the period when
Leighton McCarthy
Leighton Goldie McCarthy, (December 15, 1869 – October 3, 1952) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, businessman and diplomat.
Life and career
Born in Walkerton, Ontario, McCarthy was called to the Ontario Bar in 1892. He was elected to t ...
had the post.
Before November 25, 1926, Canada was represented in Washington D.C. by the
British ambassador to the United States
The British Ambassador to the United States is in charge of the British Embassy, Washington, D.C., the United Kingdom's diplomatic mission to the United States. The official title is His Majesty's Ambassador to the United States of America.
T ...
.
Most Canadian ambassadors to the United States have been political appointees to the position. A few (Chrétien, Pearson, Charles Ritchie, Edgar Ritchie, Kirsten Hillman, and Wrong) were
career diplomat
A diplomat (from grc, δίπλωμα; romanized ''diploma'') is a person appointed by a state or an intergovernmental institution such as the United Nations or the European Union to conduct diplomacy with one or more other states or internatio ...
s or spent most of their career at the
Department of External Affairs In many countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the government department responsible for the state's diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral relations affairs as well as for providing support for a country's citizens who are abroad. The entit ...
(or its successors).
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
See also
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Embassy of Canada, Washington, D.C.
The Embassy of Canada in Washington, D.C. (french: Ambassade du Canada à Washington, D.C.) is Canada's main diplomatic mission to the United States. The embassy building designed by Arthur Erickson and opened in 1989 is located at 501 Pennsylva ...
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References
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Canadian ambassadors to the
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