List of ambassadors of Canada to the European Union


The Ambassador of Canada to the European Union is the head of the Mission of Canada to the European Union, which represents Canada and its interests in the European Union.

Description

With offices at Avenue des Arts 58 in Brussels, Belgium, the mission employs representatives from Global Affairs Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, the Canada Border Services Agency, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and the Department of Justice.
It used to include the European Economic Community, the European Atomic Energy Community, and the European Coal and Steel Community. On December 29, 1959, Cabinet decided to seek the agreement of the three bodies to have Sydney David Pierce accredited to them at the ambassadorial level. Pierce was already Canada's Ambassador to Belgium.

Ambassadors

List of Canadian ambassadors to the European Union with the rank and status of Head of Mission:
AmbassadorStart of TermEnd of Term
Sydney David PierceMarch 17, 1960October 31, 1965
Paul TremblayMay 13, 1966February 16, 1970
Randolph GhersonFebruary 17, 1970January 28, 1971
James Coningsby LangleyDecember 10, 1970June 28, 1975
Marcel CadieuxMarch 27, 1975September 8, 1978
Richard Marcus TaitOctober 12, 1978September 9, 1982
Jacques GignacSeptember 22, 1982-
Robert K. JoyceNovember 15, 1985-
Craig Thomas MacDonaldOctober 1986-
Daniel MolgatJanuary 22, 1987September 23, 1991
Gordon Scott Smith1991August 12, 1994
Jacques RoyAugust 30, 1994July 1996
Jean-Pierre JuneauSeptember 11, 1996-
James BartlemanJuly 26, 2000-
Jeremy KinsmanAugust 1, 2002June 16, 2006
Ross HornbyJune 16, 2006July 22, 2011
H. David PlunkettJuly 22, 2011August 14, 2015
Daniel J. CostelloAugust 14, 2015
Christopher Cooter, Chargé d’affaires