List of Canadian ambassadors and high commissioners to Ireland
This is a list of Canadian ambassadors and high commissioners to Ireland. Prior to 1949 Canada sent High Commissioners to the Irish Free State, which was a fellow Commonwealth Realm at the time. With the passage of the Republic of Ireland Act 1948, the Oireachtas (Irish parliament) explicitly stated that Ireland was a republic. Therefore, since Canada and Ireland no longer share a head of state, under diplomatic theory, they must now exchange ambassadors.
| 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 |
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Notes
- ^ a b Died in office
- ^ Canada severed its formal association with Ireland on 17 April 1949. The Embassy to independent Ireland was established on 17 July 1949, with representatives having the rank of Ambassador.
- ^ a b c d e Chargé d'Affaires a.i.