List of ambassadors of Canada to Israel
List of Canadian ambassadors to Israel Diplomatic relations between Canada and Israel were established on July 28, 1954. The Ambassador to Greece was concurrently accredited as Ambassador to Israel, resident in Greece. Entitled as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary unless otherwise noted.
| Ambassador | Start of Term | End of Term |
|---|---|---|
| George Pirkis Kidd[1] | October 18, 1954 | April 17, 1957 |
| Terence William Leighton MacDermot | November 18, 1954 | - |
| Edgar D'Arcy McGreer | March 14, 1957 | October 28, 1958 |
| Margaret Blanche Meagher[2][3] | April 17, 1957 | October 28, 1958 |
| October 22, 1958 | December 1, 1961 | |
| Jean-Marie Gaétan Déry[4] | December 1, 1961 | August 1962 |
| Arthur Julian Andrew | May 28, 1962 | July 10, 1965 |
| William McKenzie Wood[2] | March 1965 | October 4, 1965 |
| Robert Louis Rogers | April 7, 1965 | October 2, 1969 |
| Charles Eustace McGaughey | June 9, 1969 | June 30, 1972 |
| Thomas Paul Malone | May 23, 1972 | September 2, 1975 |
| Edward Graham Lee | July 29, 1975 | July 3, 1979 |
| Joseph Stephen Stanford | April 4, 1979 | September 13, 1982 |
| Vernon George Turner | September 22, 1982 | 1986 |
| James Bartleman | January 10, 1986 | November 2, 1990 |
| Michael Dougall Bell | October 15, 1990 | January 21, 1992 |
| Norman Spector | 1992 | August 2, 1995 |
| David Berger | 1995 | August 29, 1999 |
| Michael Dougall Bell | August 11, 1999 | 2003 |
| Donald Sinclair | July 31, 2003 | 2006 |
| Jon Allen | June 14, 2006 | 2011 |
| Paul Hunt | August 10, 2010 | 2014 |
| Vivian Bercovici[5] | January 8, 2014 | 2016 |
| Deborah Lyons[6] | 2016 |
References
- ^ An Embassy was opened in Tel Aviv and placed under a resident Chargé d'Affaires a.i.
- ^ a b Chargé d'Affaires a.i.
- ^ Ms. Meagher became the first resident Canadian Ambassador to Israel in 1958.
- ^ Chargé d'Affairs a.i.
- ^ "Vivian Bercovici named Canada's new ambassador to Israel".
- ^ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/trudeau-chooses-two-women-to-fill-diplomatic-positions/article30133304
