# List of ambassadors of Canada to Argentina

The ambassador of Canada to Argentina is the official representative of the Canadian government to the government of Argentina. The official title for the ambassador is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the Argentine Republic. The current Canadian ambassador is Reid Sirrs who was appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on December 20, 2021.
The Embassy of Canada is located at Tagle 2828, C1425EEH Buenos Aires, Argentina.

## History of diplomatic relations

Diplomatic relations between Canada and Argentina was established on November 14, 1940. A legation was established on November 13, 1941, and was raised to full embassy status on October 1, 1945. William Ferdinand Alphonse Turgeon was appointed as Canada's first Ambassador to Argentina on July 31, 1941.

## List of ambassadors

| 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 | William Ferdinand Alphonse Turgeon | July 31, 1941 | November 13, 1941 | February 1, 1944 | Non-Career | | W. L. Mackenzie King (1935-1948) | |
| – | Kenneth Porter Kirkwood | February 1, 1944 | | October 1, 1945 | Career | | W. L. Mackenzie King (1935-1948) | |
| 2 | Warwick Fielding Chipman | August 7, 1945 | October 1, 1945 | March 30, 1949 | Non-Career | | W. L. Mackenzie King (1935-1948) | |
| 3 | John Doherty Kearney | March 31, 1949 | September 22, 1949 | October 28, 1951 | Non-Career | | Louis St. Laurent (1948-1957) | |
| – | Lionel Victor Joseph Roy | October 28, 1951 | | August 19, 1952 | Career | | Louis St. Laurent (1948-1957) | |
| 4 | Léo Richer Laflèche | April 4, 1952 | August 19, 1952 | June 1, 1955 | Non-Career | | Louis St. Laurent (1948-1957) | |
| 5 | Louis-Philippe Picard | August 5, 1955 | November 24, 1955 | June 10, 1957 | Non-Career | | Louis St. Laurent (1948-1957) | |
| 6 | Richard Plant Bower | November 5, 1958 | February 11, 1959 | December 4, 1962 | Career | | John G. Diefenbaker (1957-1963) | |
| 7 | Léon Mayrand | November 29, 1962 | January 31, 1963 | February 23, 1964 | Career | | John G. Diefenbaker (1957-1963) | |
| – | Edward Ritchie Bellemare | February 23, 1964 | | August 31, 1964 | Career | | Lester B. Pearson (1963-1968) | |
| 8 | Jean Bruchési | June 4, 1964 | | 1967 | Non-Career | | Lester B. Pearson (1963-1968) | |
| 9 | Robert Choquette | February 29, 1968 | June 12, 1968 | August 3, 1970 | Non-Career | | Lester B. Pearson (1963-1968) | |
| 10 | Alfred Pike Bissonnet | July 9, 1970 | October 21, 1970 | March 1, 1978 | Career | | Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1968-1979) | |
| 11 | Dwight Wilder Fulford | August 31, 1977 | March 28, 1978 | September 2, 1982 | Career | | Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1968-1979) | |
| 12 | Lorne Sheldon Clark | September 22, 1982 | September 20, 1982 | | Career | | Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1968-1979) | |
| 13 | Louise Fréchette | March 29, 1985 | June 17, 1985 | August 10, 1988 | Career | | Brian Mulroney (1984-1993) | |
| 14 | Clayton George Bullis | August 11, 1988 | September 22, 1988 | September 11, 1991 | Career | | Brian Mulroney (1984-1993) | |
| 15 | Robert J. Rochon | September 19, 1991 | October 28, 1991 | September 1, 1994 | Career | | Brian Mulroney (1984-1993) | |
| 16 | Robert G. Clark | July 12, 1994 | October 26, 1994 | August 29, 1998 | Career | | Jean Chrétien (1993-2003) | |
| 17 | Jean-Paul Hubert | July 15, 1998 | | July 4, 2001 | Career | | Jean Chrétien (1993-2003) | |
| 18 | Thomas MacDonald | July 16, 2001 | | 2004 | Career | | Jean Chrétien (1993-2003) | |
| 19 | Yves Gagnon | August 9, 2004 | | | Career | | Paul Martin (2003-2006) | |
| 20 | Timothy Martin | July 31, 2007 | September 25, 2007 | June 4, 2010 | Career | | Stephen Harper (2006-2015) | |
| 21 | Gwyneth Kutz | August 10, 2010 | November 1, 2010 | | Career | | Stephen Harper (2006-2015) | |
| 22 | Robert Fry | February 2, 2015 | April 23, 2015 | August 2018 | Career | | Stephen Harper (2006-2015) | |
| 23 | David Usher | September 24, 2018 | November 6, 2018 | October 28, 2021 | Career | | Justin Trudeau (2015-Present) | |
| 24 | Reid Sirrs | December 20, 2021 | January 25, 2022 | | Career | | Justin Trudeau (2015-Present) | |