List of ambassadors of Canada to Armenia

The ambassador of Canada to Armenia is the official representative of the Canadian government to the government of Armenia. The official title for the ambassador is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the Republic of Armenia. The current Canadian ambassador is Alison LeClaire who was appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on November 19, 2019.^[1]

Ambassador of Canada to Armenia
Incumbent Alison LeClaire since November 19, 2019
Seat	Consulate of Canada, Yerevan
Nominator	Prime Minister of Canada
Appointer	Governor General of Canada
Term length	At His Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holder	Michael Richard Bell
Formation	May 1, 1980

The Consulate of Canada is located at 129 Armenakyan Str., 0047 Yerevan, Armenia.

History of diplomatic relations

Main article: Armenia–Canada relations

Diplomatic relations between Canada and Armenia was established on January 31, 1992.^[2] Michael Richard Bell was appointed as Canada's first Ambassador to Armenia in 1992. Canada official opened a consulate in Armenia on December 15, 2022, in recognition of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.^[3]

List of ambassadors

No.	Name	Term of office			Career	Prime Minister nominated by		Ref.
		Start Date	PoC.	End Date
1	Michael Richard Bell	1992		December 17, 1992	Career		Brian Mulroney (1984-1993)
2	Jeremy K.B. Kinsman	November 25, 1994		1996	Career		Jean Chrétien (1993-2003)
3	Anne Leahy	September 11, 1996	March 24, 1997	1999	Career
4	Rodney Irwin	August 11, 1999	April 4, 2000	August 1, 2003	Career
5	Chris Westdal	September 15, 2003	December 13, 2003	July 28, 2006	Career
6	Ralph Lysyshyn	June 14, 2006	November 21, 2006	August 21, 2010	Career		Stephen Harper (2006-2015)
7	John Sloan	August 25, 2010	November 2, 2010	September 20, 2013	Career
8	John Kur	August 16, 2013	January 24, 2014	August 18, 2018	Career
9	Alison LeClaire	November 19, 2019	November 17, 2020		Career		Justin Trudeau (2015-Present)	[1]

References

1. "Orders In Council PC 2019-1339". orders-in-council.canada.ca. Government of Canada. November 11, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
2. DeLong 2020, p. 15.
3. Global Affairs Canada (November 24, 2022). "Canada to open consulate in Armenia". canada.ca (Press release). Global Affairs Canada. Retrieved May 25, 2023.

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

• "Heads of Post List – Armenia". international.gc.ca. Global Affairs Canada.