The Canadian ambassador to Angola is the official representative of the Canadian government to the government of Angola. The official title for the ambassador is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the Republic of Angola. The current Canadian ambassador is Christina Buchan who was appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on November 11, 2020.[1]
| Ambassador of Canada to Angola | |
|---|---|
Incumbent since November 11, 2020Christina Buchan | |
| Seat | Consulate of Canada, Luanda |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of Canada |
| Appointer | Governor General of Canada |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Inaugural holder | Clayton George Bullis |
| Formation | May 1, 1980 |
The Consulate of Canada is located at Rua Rei Katyavala 113, Luanda, Angola.
History of diplomatic relations
editDiplomatic relations between Canada and Angola was established on February 3, 1978.[2] Clayton George Bullis was appointed as Canada's first Ambassador to Angola on May 1, 1980.
List of ambassadors
edit| No. | Name | Term of office | Career | Prime Minister nominated by | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start Date | PoC. | End Date | ||||||
| 1 | Clayton George Bullis | May 1, 1980 | September 28, 1980 | Career | Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1980-1984) |
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| 2 | Robert Wallace McLaren | November 25, 1982 | Career | [a] | ||||
| 3 | Roger Anthony Bull | April 5, 1984 | May 4, 1985 | October 14, 1989 | Career | |||
| 4 | Charles Philip Bassett | March 8, 1990 | Career | Brian Mulroney (1984-1993) |
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| 5 | Arthur Robert Wright | November 25, 1994 | Career | Jean Chrétien (1993-2003) |
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| 6 | Margaret Anne Charles | September 11, 1996 | November 1, 1996 | August 16, 1999 | Career | |||
| 7 | James Wall | August 11, 1999 | November 29, 1999 | Career | ||||
| 8 | John Schram | October 31, 2002 | March 3, 2003 | Career | ||||
| 9 | Roxanne Dubé | August 19, 2005 | October 28, 2005 | July 2008 | Career | Paul Martin (2003-2006) |
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| 10 | Barbara Richardson | September 2, 2008 | February 20, 2009 | June 23, 2011 | Career | Stephen Harper (2006-2015) |
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| 11 | Lisa Stadelbauer | October 4, 2011 | February 24, 2012 | Career | [3] | |||
| 12 | Kumar Gupta | April 22, 2016 | November 29, 2016 | July 2017 | Career | Justin Trudeau (2015-Present) |
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| 13 | René Cremonese | January 31, 2018 | February 16, 2018 | November 2020 | Career | |||
| 14 | Christina Buchan | November 11, 2020 | August 13, 2021 | Career | [1] | |||
Notes
edit- ^ McLaren's appointment marked the change in residency from Nigeria to Zimbabwe. The High Commissioner to Zimbabwe was concurrently accredited as Ambassador to Angola, resident in Harare, Zimbabwe.
References
edit- ^ a b "Orders In Council PC 2020-0885". orders-in-council.canada.ca. Government of Canada. November 11, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
- ^ DeLong 2020, p. 14.
- ^ "Message from the High Commissioner Lisa Stadelbauer". High Commission of Canada in Kenya. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- 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
edit- "Heads of Post List – Angola". international.gc.ca. Global Affairs Canada.