Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations

The Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations (), known unofficially as the Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations (), is the Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations. The position was established in 1946 and is based at the Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations, which is located at 466 Lexington Avenue (20th floor) in New York City.

Permanent missions of Canada New York The Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations in New York City, where the main headquarters of the United Nations is located, is responsible for the multilateral foreign policy priorities of Canada, facilitating Canada's interests in international development, peace, security and human rights.

Geneva The Permanent Mission of Canada to the World Trade Organization, the United Nations and the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva is the primary avenue for diplomatic relations between the Government of Canada and international organizations based in Geneva, Switzerland, mainly the World Trade Organization (WTO), the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), the Conference on Disarmament and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Canada's Permanent Representative to the UN and the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva is Ambassador Leslie E. Norton. Canada's Permanent Representative to the WTO is Ambassador Stephen de Boer. In addition to local personnel, the mission is composed of staff from various Canadian federal departments and agencies.

List of permanent representatives ImageNameStart of termEnd of termGeneral Andrew McNaughtonJanuary 1948December 1949John Wendell HolmesJanuary 1950June 1950Robert Gerald RiddellJune 1950March 16, 1951David Moffat JohnsonNovember 1951August 1955Robert Alexander MacKayAugust 1955November 1957Frank Exton LennardNovember 1957January 1958Charles S.A. RitchieJanuary 1958February 1962Paul TremblayJuly 1962June 1966George IgnatieffJuly 1966February 1969Yvon BeaulneFebruary 1969June 1972Saul F. RaeJuly 1972July 1976William H. BartonAugust 1976April 1980Michel DupuyApril 1980May 1981Gérard PelletierMay 1981August 1984Stephen Lewis1984August 1988Yves FortierAugust 1988December 1991Louise FréchetteJanuary 1992December 1994Robert FowlerJanuary 1995August 2000Paul HeinbeckerAugust 2000January 2004Allan RockJanuary 2004June 2006John McNeeJuly 2006July 2011Guillermo RishchynskiAugust 2011January 2016Marc-André BlanchardApril 1, 2016 July 31, 2020Bob RaeAugust 1, 2020November 17, 2025David LamettiNovember 17, 2025Incumbent

Chiefs of Delegation to the League of Nations Prior to 1946, Canada sent representatives, called 'Chiefs of Delegation', to the League of Nations. On three occasions, the Chief of Delegation was the Prime Minister of Canada: 1928 – William Lyon Mackenzie King 1934 – Richard Bedford Bennett 1936 – William Lyon Mackenzie King

See also List of ambassadors and high commissioners of Canada Mission of Canada to the European Union

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