List of ambassadors of Canada to Russia

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

The office of the Canadian ambassador to Russia is located at the Canadian Embassy in Moscow.^[2]

Ambassador	Start of term	End of term
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 (Chargé d'affaires)	2018	2019
Alison LeClaire	2019[3]

Canadian ambassadors to the Soviet Union (1954–1992)

Ambassador	Start of term	End of term
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

• Canada–Russia relations
• Embassy of Canada in Moscow

References

1. "Head of Posts". Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. Retrieved 2010-03-15.
2. Canada, Global Affairs (2019-11-01). "Canada-Russia relations". GAC. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
3. 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.