The ambassador of Canada to Afghanistan is the official representative of the Canadian government to the government of Afghanistan. The official title for the ambassador is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The current senior Canadian diplomat titled as the Special Representative of Canada to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is David Sproule who was appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on October 7, 2022.
The Embassy of Canada is located at Street No. 15, House No. 256, Wazir Akbar Khan in Kabul, Afghanistan.
History of diplomatic relations
Diplomatic relations between Canada and Afghanistan were established in 1968, with the first ambassador, Charles Eustace McGaughey, appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson on March 21, 1968. Diplomatic relations were severed in December 1979 the change in government resulting from the Soviet–Afghan War. Diplomatic relations were restored between Canada and Afghanistan on January 22, 2002, following the 2001 Bonn Conference and the appointment of Hamid Karzai as Chairman of the Afghan Interim Administration. Relations between Canada and Afghanistan were suspended on following the fall of Kabul, and the taliban take over. The most recent Ambassador was Reid Sirrs.
List of Canadian ambassadors to Afghanistan No.NameTerm of officeCareerPrime Minister nominated by Start Date End Date1Charles Eustace McGaugheyMarch 21, 1968September 17, 1968July 10, 1969CareerLester B. Pearson(1963-1968)2Charles John SmallJuly 15, 1969October 12, 1969August 19, 1972CareerPierre Elliott Trudeau(1968-1979)3John Gaylard HadwenMay 23, 1972July 20, 19741974Career4Keith William MacLellanJune 10, 1974October 14, 1974July 12, 1977Career5William Frank StoneJune 30, 1977September 25, 1977August 25, 1978Career6Albert Douglas SmallNovember 23, 1978November 8, 19791979Career—1979 – January 22, 2002, Diplomatic relations severed as the Canadian government refused to recognize the Afghanistan government7Konrad SigurdsonJanuary 24, 20022003CareerJean Chrétien(1993-2003)8Christopher AlexanderJuly 31, 2003September 3, 20032005Career9David SprouleOctober 5, 2005December 2005April 2007Career Paul Martin(2003-2006)10Arif LalaniApril 24, 2007August 2008CareerStephen Harper(2006-2015)11Ron HoffmannSeptember 2, 2008July 2009Career12William CrosbieJune 9, 2009September 2011Career—Shelley Whiting(Chargé d'affaires)November 21, 2011May 20, 2012Career13Glenn V. DavidsonAugust 8, 2011June 2, 2012July 2013Non-Career—James Hill(Chargé d'affaires)July 24, 2013September 28, 2013Career—David Collins(Chargé d'affaires)August 20, 2013September 15, 2013Career14Deborah LyonsJuly 10, 2013October 16, 2013August 2016Career15Kenneth NeufeldJune 1, 2016September 4, 2016August 2017CareerJustin Trudeau(2015–Present)16François RivestAugust 17, 2017August 28, 2017August 2018Career17David MetcalfeSeptember 4, 2018October 8, 2018October 2020Career18Reid SirrsOctober 14, 2020December 29, 2020Career—David SprouleSpecial Representative of CanadaOctober 7, 2022PresentCareer
See also Afghanistan–Canada relations List of ambassadors of Afghanistan to Canada
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