The ambassador of Canada to Burkina Faso is the official representative of the Canadian government to the government of Burkina Faso. The official title for the ambassador is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to Burkina Faso. The current Canadian ambassador is Lee-Anne Hermann who was appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on December 20, 2021.
The Embassy of Canada is located at 318 Professeur Joseph KIZERBO avenue, Ouagadougou 01, Burkina Faso.
History of diplomatic relations
Diplomatic relations between Canada and Burkina Faso was established on April 27, 1962. Bruce MacGillivray Williams was appointed as Canada's first Ambassador to Burkina Faso on April 12, 1962.
List of Canadian ambassadors to Burkina Faso No.NameTerm of officeCareerPrime Minister nominated by Start Date End Date1Bruce MacGillivray WilliamsApril 12, 1962July 1, 1962CareerJohn G. Diefenbaker(1957-1963)2Donald Macalister CornettNovember 29, 1962July 19, 1963January 7, 1965Career3Charles Eustace McGaugheyMarch 30, 1965August 21, 1965CareerLester B. Pearson(1963-1968)4Albert Frederick HartAugust 3, 1966November 23, 1966September 13, 1968Career5Douglas Barcham HicksOctober 24, 1968April 15, 1969January 6, 1971CareerPierre Elliott Trudeau(1980-1984)6Wilfrid Joseph Georges CharpentierDecember 17, 1969April 16, 1970Career7Gilles MathieuApril 22, 1972August 1972Career8Michel de GoumoisAugust 6, 1975Career9Joseph Ernest Gilles LalandeMarch 23, 1978April 27, 1978June 13, 1980Non-Career10Ernest HébertJuly 10, 1980Career11John Peter BellDecember 22, 1983Career12Jean-Guy Joseph Bernard Saint-MartinJanuary 14, 1988January 26, 1988CareerBrian Mulroney(1984-1993)13J. Denis BélisleFebruary 13, 1992November 4, 1991June 12, 1994Career14Suzanne LaporteJuly 15, 1994November 15, 1994CareerJean Chrétien(1993-2003)15Louise OuimetAugust 18, 1995September 21, 1995Career16Jules SavariaSeptember 22, 1997Career17Denis BriandJuly 16, 2001Career18Louis-Robert DaigleAugust 19, 2005CareerPaul Martin(2003-2006)19Jules SavariaJuly 4, 2008CareerStephen Harper(2006-2015)20Ivan RobertsAugust 8, 2011October 21, 2011August 2015CareerIvan Roberts, 21Vincent Le PapeJune 2, 2015October 20, 2015August 9, 2017CareerVincent Le Pape22Edmond Dejon WegaOctober 25, 2017December 6, 2017CareerJustin Trudeau(2015-Present)23Carol McQueenAugust 26, 2019September 9, 2019Career24Lee-Anne HermannDecember 20, 2021January 11, 2022Career
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