# List of ambassadors of Canada to Costa Rica

The ambassador of Canada to Costa Rica is the official representative of the Canadian government to the government of Costa Rica. The official title for the ambassador is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the Republic of Costa Rica. The ambassador of Canada to Costa Rica is Elizabeth Williams who was appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on September 17, 2021.
The Embassy of Canada is located at La Sabana Executive Business Centre, Building No. 5, 3rd Floor, behind the Contraloría General de la República, San José, Costa Rica.

## History of diplomatic relations

Diplomatic relations between Canada and Costa Rica was established on January 20, 1961. Jean-Louis Délisle was appointed as Canada's first Ambassador in Costa Rica on March 16, 1961.

## List of ambassadors of Canada to Costa Rica

| 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 | Jean-Louis Délisle | March 16, 1961 | June 27, 1961 | May 26, 1964 | Career | | John G. Diefenbaker (1957-1963) | |
| 2 | William George Marcel Olivier | August 13, 1964 | June 27, 1964 | July 31, 1966 | Career | | Lester B. Pearson (1963-1968) | |
| 3 | Arthur John Hicks | June 21, 1966 | October 13, 1966 | November 29, 1968 | Career | | Lester B. Pearson (1963-1968) | |
| 4 | Donald W. Munro | November 5, 1968 | December 19, 1968 | November 7, 1971 | Career | | Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1968-1979) | |
| 5 | Gilbert Craig Langille | August 25, 1971 | | March 12, 1975 | Career | | Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1968-1979) | |
| – | William Edward Magee (Chargé d'Affaires) | March 14, 1975 | | December 3, 1975 | Career | | Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1968-1979) | |
| 6 | Ralph Edward Reynolds | October 21, 1975 | December 3, 1975 | June 30, 1978 | Career | | Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1968-1979) | |
| – | Robert R.M. Logie (Chargé d'Affaires) | August 15, 1978 | | September 4, 1979 | Career | | Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1968-1979) | |
| 7 | Robert Douglas Sirrs | April 4, 1979 | September 4, 1979 | July 29, 1982 | Career | | Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1968-1979) | |
| 8 | Francis Miles Filleul | September 22, 1982 | | 1986 | Career | | Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1968-1979) | |
| 9 | Stanley Edward Gooch | July 23, 1986 | September 24, 1986 | July 15, 1989 | Career | | Brian Mulroney (1984-1993) | |
| 10 | Henry Garfield Pardy | September 28, 1989 | | September 10, 1992 | Career | | Brian Mulroney (1984-1993) | |
| 11 | Paul D. Durand | August 27, 1992 | September 29, 1992 | July 15, 1995 | Career | | Brian Mulroney (1984-1993) | |
| 12 | Dan E. Goodleaf | July 15, 1995 | October 1, 1995 | August 31, 1998 | Career | | Jean Chrétien (1993-2003) | |
| 13 | Denis Thibault | August 4, 1998 | September 8, 1998 | 2001 | Career | | Jean Chrétien (1993-2003) | |
| 14 | Louise Léger | August 20, 2001 | October 10, 2001 | 2004 | Career | | Jean Chrétien (1993-2003) | |
| 15 | Mario Laguë | September 14, 2004 | October 11, 2004 | 2007 | Career | | Paul Martin (2003-2006) | |
| 16 | Neil Reeder | October 29, 2007 | November 29, 2007 | 2010 | Career | | Stephen Harper (2006-2015) | |
| 17 | Cameron MacKay | August 10, 2010 | August 31, 2010 | 2012 | Career | | Stephen Harper (2006-2015) | |
| 18 | Wendy Drukier | August 15, 2012 | October 5, 2012 | 2015 | Career | | Stephen Harper (2006-2015) | |
| 19 | Michael Gort | July 31, 2015 | October 22, 2015 | August 10, 2017 | Career | | Stephen Harper (2006-2015) | |
| 20 | James Hill | October 25, 2017 | December 6, 2017 | December 15, 2021 | Career | | Justin Trudeau (2015-Present) | |
| 21 | Elizabeth Williams | September 17, 2021 | January 28, 2022 | | Career | | Justin Trudeau (2015-Present) | |