# List of ambassadors of Canada to Afghanistan

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. | Name | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Career | Prime Minister nominated by | Prime Minister nominated by | Ref. |
| No. | Name | Start Date | PoC. | End Date | Career | Prime Minister nominated by | Prime Minister nominated by | Ref. |
| 1 | Charles Eustace McGaughey | March 21, 1968 | September 17, 1968 | July 10, 1969 | Career | | Lester B. Pearson (1963-1968) | |
| 2 | Charles John Small | July 15, 1969 | October 12, 1969 | August 19, 1972 | Career | | Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1968-1979) | |
| 3 | John Gaylard Hadwen | May 23, 1972 | July 20, 1974 | 1974 | Career | | Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1968-1979) | |
| 4 | Keith William MacLellan | June 10, 1974 | October 14, 1974 | July 12, 1977 | Career | | Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1968-1979) | |
| 5 | William Frank Stone | June 30, 1977 | September 25, 1977 | August 25, 1978 | Career | | Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1968-1979) | |
| 6 | Albert Douglas Small | November 23, 1978 | November 8, 1979 | 1979 | Career | | Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1968-1979) | |
| — | 1979 – January 22, 2002, Diplomatic relations severed as the Canadian government refused to recognize the Afghanistan government | 1979 – January 22, 2002, Diplomatic relations severed as the Canadian government refused to recognize the Afghanistan government | 1979 – January 22, 2002, Diplomatic relations severed as the Canadian government refused to recognize the Afghanistan government | 1979 – January 22, 2002, Diplomatic relations severed as the Canadian government refused to recognize the Afghanistan government | 1979 – January 22, 2002, Diplomatic relations severed as the Canadian government refused to recognize the Afghanistan government | 1979 – January 22, 2002, Diplomatic relations severed as the Canadian government refused to recognize the Afghanistan government | 1979 – January 22, 2002, Diplomatic relations severed as the Canadian government refused to recognize the Afghanistan government | |
| 7 | Konrad Sigurdson | January 24, 2002 | | 2003 | Career | | Jean Chrétien (1993-2003) | |
| 8 | Christopher Alexander | July 31, 2003 | September 3, 2003 | 2005 | Career | | Jean Chrétien (1993-2003) | |
| 9 | David Sproule | October 5, 2005 | December 2005 | April 2007 | Career | | Paul Martin (2003-2006) | |
| 10 | Arif Lalani | April 24, 2007 | | August 2008 | Career | | Stephen Harper (2006-2015) | |
| 11 | Ron Hoffmann | September 2, 2008 | | July 2009 | Career | | Stephen Harper (2006-2015) | |
| 12 | William Crosbie | June 9, 2009 | | September 2011 | Career | | Stephen Harper (2006-2015) | |
| — | Shelley Whiting (Chargé d'affaires) | November 21, 2011 | | May 20, 2012 | Career | | Stephen Harper (2006-2015) | |
| 13 | Glenn V. Davidson | August 8, 2011 | June 2, 2012 | July 2013 | Non-Career | | Stephen Harper (2006-2015) | |
| — | James Hill (Chargé d'affaires) | July 24, 2013 | | September 28, 2013 | Career | | Stephen Harper (2006-2015) | |
| — | David Collins (Chargé d'affaires) | August 20, 2013 | | September 15, 2013 | Career | | Stephen Harper (2006-2015) | |
| 14 | Deborah Lyons | July 10, 2013 | October 16, 2013 | August 2016 | Career | | Stephen Harper (2006-2015) | |
| 15 | Kenneth Neufeld | June 1, 2016 | September 4, 2016 | August 2017 | Career | | Justin Trudeau (2015–Present) | |
| 16 | François Rivest | August 17, 2017 | August 28, 2017 | August 2018 | Career | | Justin Trudeau (2015–Present) | |
| 17 | David Metcalfe | September 4, 2018 | October 8, 2018 | October 2020 | Career | | Justin Trudeau (2015–Present) | |
| 18 | Reid Sirrs | October 14, 2020 | December 29, 2020 | | Career | | Justin Trudeau (2015–Present) | |
| — | David Sproule Special Representative of Canada | October 7, 2022 | | Present | Career | | Justin Trudeau (2015–Present) | |