The ambassador of Canada to Brunei is the official representative of the Canadian government to the government of Brunei. The official title for the ambassador is High Commissioner for Canada in Brunei Darussalam. The current Canadian ambassador is Ambra Dickie who was appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on July 29, 2022.[1]
| High Commissioner for Canada in Brunei Darussalam | |
|---|---|
 Incumbent since July 29, 2022Ambra Dickie | |
| Seat | High Commission of Canada, Brunei |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of Canada |
| Appointer | Governor General of Canada |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Inaugural holder | James Ross Francis |
| Formation | November 29, 1979 |
The High Commission of Canada is located at Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei.
As fellow members of the Commonwealth of Nations, diplomatic relations between Canada and Brunei are at governmental level, rather than between heads of state. Thus, the countries exchange high commissioners, rather than ambassadors.
History of diplomatic relations
editDiplomatic relations between Canada and Brunei had existed on an informal basis by the Canadian representatives in Singapore. Upon Brunei's independence, both governments sought a more formal arrangement. Canada established a High Commission in Brunei on January 1, 1984, with Charles John Small as the first high commissioner.[2]
List of heads of mission
edit| No. | Name | Term of office | Career | Prime Minister nominated by | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start date | PoC. | End date | ||||||
| 1 | James Ross Francis (Commissioner) |
November 29, 1979 | Career | Joe Clark (1979-1980) |
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| 2 | Gerald Francis George Hughes (Commissioner) |
September 3, 1981 | Career | Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1980-1984) |
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| 3 | Charles John Small | October 13, 1983 | May 7, 1984 | November 17, 1984 | Career | |||
| 4 | Manfred Gustav von Nostitz | August 31, 1984 | March 20, 1985 | Career | ||||
| 5 | Sean Brady | July 21, 1988 | August 6, 1988 | Career | Brian Mulroney (1984-1993) |
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| 6 | Bernard Arthur Gagosz | August 24, 1989 | November 2, 1989 | Career | ||||
| 7 | Gavin Hugh Stewart | July 30, 1992 | Career | |||||
| 8 | Richard Belliveau | August 18, 1995 | November 21, 1995 | Career | Jean Chrétien (1993-2003) |
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| 9 | Gardiner Wilson | July 10, 1997 | September 10, 1997 | Career | ||||
| 10 | Neil Reeder | August 11, 1999 | August 19, 1999 | 2002 | Career | |||
| 11 | Paul Lau | July 2, 2002 | October 2002 | September 2005 | Career | |||
| 12 | Léopold Battel | June 14, 2006 | November 6, 2006 | June 1, 2008 | Career | Stephen Harper (2006-2015) |
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| 13 | Wendell Sanford | October 28, 2008 | January 10, 2009 | July 28, 2011 | Career | |||
| 14 | Marcel Gaumond | May 9, 2012 | June 25, 2012 | January 2013 | Career | |||
| 15 | Marina Laker | December 18, 2014 | January 26, 2015 | August 2017 | Career | |||
| 16 | Caterina Ventura | August 17, 2017 | January 18, 2018 | September 2018 | Career | Justin Trudeau (2015–Present) |
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| 17 | Jeanette Stovel | May 23, 2019 | September 18, 2019 | July 22, 2022 | Career | |||
| 18 | Ambra Dickie | July 29, 2022 | October 20, 2022 | Career | [1] | |||
References
edit- ^ a b "Orders In Council PC 2022-0908". orders-in-council.canada.ca. Government of Canada. July 29, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- ^ DeLong 2020, p. 22.
- 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 – Brunei". international.gc.ca. Global Affairs Canada. June 5, 2014.