This is a list of ambassadors of Canada to Russia from 1993 to present, and of Canadian ambassadors to the Soviet Union from 1954–1992.[1]
Canadian ambassadors to Russia
[edit]The office of the Canadian ambassador to Russia is located at the Canadian Embassy in Moscow.[2]
Ambassador | Start of term | End of term |
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Jeremy Kinsman | 1993 | 1996 |
Anne Leahy | 1996 | 1999 |
Rodney Irwin | 1999 | 2003 |
Chris Westdal | 2003 | 2006 |
Ralph Lysyshyn | 2006 | 2010 |
John Cleburne Sloan | 2010 | 2013 |
John Kur | 2013 | 2018 |
Stéphane Jobin | 2018 | 2019 |
Alison LeClaire | 2019[3] |
Canadian ambassadors to the Soviet Union (1954–1992)
[edit]Ambassador | Start of term | End of term |
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John Watkins | 1954 | 1956 |
Arnold Smith | 1961 | 1963 |
Robert Arthur Douglas Ford | 1964 | 1980 |
Geoffrey Pearson | 1980 | 1983 |
Vernon George Turner | 1986 | 1990 |
Michael Richard Bell | 1990 | 1992 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Head of Posts". Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. Retrieved 2010-03-15.
- ^ Canada, Global Affairs (2019-11-01). "Canada-Russia relations". GAC. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
- ^ Sevunts, Levons (25 October 2019). "Appointment of new Canadian ambassador to Russia raises hopes of detente". Radio Canada International. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 29 January 2021.