List of Canadian ambassadors to China
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List of Canadian ambassadors to the People's Republic of China Diplomatic relations between Canada and the People's Republic of China were established on October 13, 1970, with an Embassy established June 10, 1971 in Beijing.
Ambassador | Start of Term | End of Term |
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Major General Victor Wentworth Odlum[1] | November 5, 1942 | October 4, 1946 |
George Sutton Patterson[2] | October 4, 1946 | March 1945 |
The Honourable Thomas Clayton Davis[3] | October 24, 1946 | April 1, 1949 |
Chester Alvin Davis[2] | April 1, 1949 | February 26, 1951 |
John MacLeod Fraser[2] | January 11, 1971 | June 10, 1971 |
Ralph Edgar Collins[3] | April 8, 1971 | September 17, 1972 |
Charles John Small[3] | June 8, 1972 | October 8, 1976 |
Arthur Menzies[3] | June 29, 1976 | September 23, 1980 |
Michel Gauvin[3] | September 12, 1980 | - |
Richard Vessot Gorham[3] | May 31, 1984 | - |
Earl Gordon Drake[3] | September 10, 1987 | October 5, 1990 |
M. Fred Bild[3] | 1990 | December 4, 1994 |
John Lawrence Paynter[3] | December 23, 1994 | - |
Howard Balloch[3] | February 13, 1996 | - |
Joseph Caron[3] | July 16, 2001 | - |
Robert G. Wright[3] | August 19, 2005 | present |