List of Canadian ambassadors and high commissioners to Ireland
This is a list of Canadian ambassadors and high commissioners to Ireland. From 1928 to 1949 Canada sent High Commissioners to the Irish Free State, which was a fellow member of the Commonwealth at the time.
With the passage of the Republic of Ireland Act 1948, Ireland left the Commonwealth, and Canada and Ireland have exchanged ambassadors since.
Canadian Embassay and Official Residence
The Canadian Embassay is located at 7-8 Wilton Terrace in Dublin near St Stephen's Green.
The ambassador lives at 22 Oakley Road, Ranelagh a rowhouse in the The Triangle area. From 1954 to 2008 the ambassador lived at Strathmore (Killiney).
Canadian High Commissioner to the Irish Free State
| High Commissioner | Start of Term | End of Term |
|---|---|---|
| John Hall Kelly[1] | December 28, 1929 | March 9, 1941 |
| John Doherty Kearney | July 31, 1941 | |
| Merchant M. Mahoney[1] | November 19, 1945 | May 4, 1946 |
| Edward Joseph Garland | May 4, 1946 | March 19, 1947 |
| Hon. William Ferdinand Alphonse Turgeon | October 24, 1946 | June 30, 1949 |
Canadian Ambassador to Ireland
| Ambassador | Start of Term | End of Term |
|---|---|---|
| David Moffat Johnson[2] | July 17, 1949 | December 1949 |
| Hon. William Ferdinand Alphonse Turgeon | January 23, 1950 | April 20, 1955 |
| Joseph Marc Antoine Jean Chapdelaine[3] | January 23, 1950 | July 17, 1950 |
| Alfred Rive | August 16, 1955 | July 7, 1963 |
| Paul Vernon McLane[3] | July 7, 1963 | March 29, 1965 |
| Evan William Thistle Gill | November 6, 1964 | March 22, 1968 |
| James Joachim McCardle | October 8, 1968 | |
| Harold Morton Maddick | May 25, 1972 | August 31, 1976 |
| Albert Edgar Ritchie | June 29, 1976 | November 7, 1980 |
| Alan William Sullivan | February 12, 1981 | |
| Hon. Edgar J. Benson | September 3, 1982 | |
| Gustav Gad Rezek[3] | 1985 | May 12, 1986 |
| Dennis McDermott | January 28, 1986 | May 24, 1989 |
| Michael A. Wadsworth | August 24, 1989 | October 22, 1994 |
| Barry Michael Mawhinney | July 12, 1994 | October 4, 1996 |
| Michael B. Phillips | September 24, 1996 | September 11, 1998 |
| Ron Irwin | September 4, 1998 | |
| William Gusen[3] | October 10, 2001 | August 1, 2002 |
| Mark Moher | July 2, 2002 | August 8, 2006 |
| Christopher William Westdal | September 20, 2006 | December 7, 2006 |
| Carl Schwenger[3] | December 7, 2006 | August 30, 2007 |
| Pat Binns | August 30, 2007 | November 19, 2010 |
| Loyola Hearn | November 19, 2010 | January 19, 2015 |
| Kevin Vickers[4] | January 19, 2015 |
Notes
Ambassador Kelly is the only Canadian ambassador to be buried in Ireland, where he died as High Commissioner.
Ambassadors Binns, Hearn and Vickers are a few Irish-Canadians whom have had the honour of serving the post.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Died in office
- ↑ Canada severed its formal association with Ireland on 17 April 1949. The Canadian Embassy in the Republic of Ireland was established on 17 July 1949, with representatives having the rank of Ambassador.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Chargé d'Affaires a.i.
- ↑ "Kevin Vickers named ambassador to Ireland". CBC News, January 8, 2015.