Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations - wikipedia Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations Incumbent Marc - André Blanchard since April 2016 Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations Type Ambassador Precursor Chief of Delegation to the League of Nations Formation 1946 First holder General Andrew McNaughton Unofficial names Ambassador to the UN Deputy Deputy Permanent Representative Website Official website The 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 is based at the Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations in New York City. List of Permanent Representatives Name Start of Term End of Term General Andrew McNaughton January 1948 December 1949 John Wendell Holmes January 1950 June 1950 Robert Gerald Riddell June 1950 June 1951 David Moffat Johnson November 1951 August 1955 Robert Alexander Mackay August 1955 November 1957 Charles S.A. Ritchie January 1958 February 1962 Pierre Tremblay July 1962 June 1966 George Ignatieff July 1966 February 1969 Yvon Beaulne February 1969 June 1972 Saul F. Rae July 1972 July 1976 William H. Barton August 1976 April 1980 Michel Dupuy April 1980 May 1981 Gérard Pelletier May 1981 August 1984 Stephen Lewis 1984 August 1988 Yves Fortier August 1988 December 1991 Louise Fréchette January 1992 December 1994 Robert Fowler January 1995 August 2000 Paul Heinbecker August 2000 January 2004 Allan Rock January 2004 June 2006 John McNee July 2006 July 2011 Guillermo Rishchynski August 2011 January 2016 Marc - André Blanchard April 2016 incumbent Chief of Delegation to the League of Nations Prior to 1946, Canada sent representatives 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 References Jump up ^ `` Diplomatic Appointments ''. Global Affairs Canada. 2016 - 01 - 16. Retrieved 2016 - 06 - 28. Jump up ^ Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations Permanent Representatives to the United Nations Africa Liberia Morocco Tanzania Americas Barbados Canada Chile Colombia Guyana Honduras Panama United States Asia Afghanistan China India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Pakistan Philippines Sri Lanka Syria Europe Belgium Belarus Croatia Finland France Germany Italy Lithuania Luxembourg Russia Sweden United Kingdom Ukraine Oceania Australia New Zealand Permanent Observers Holy See Palestine Sovereign Military Order of Malta Related articles Current Permanent Representatives UN Members General Assembly Security Council President Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Permanent_Representative_of_Canada_to_the_United_Nations&oldid=762434596 '' Categories : Lists of Permanent Representatives to the United Nations Permanent Representatives to the United Nations Lists of ambassadors of Canada Permanent Representatives of Canada to the United Nations Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from October 2010 Talk About Wikipedia Français 日本 語 Português Edit links This page was last edited on 28 January 2017, at 20 : 15. About Wikipedia

Question: who is canada's ambassador to the un
Answer: Marc-André Blanchard