# List of ambassadors of Canada to Chile

The ambassador of Canada to Chile is the official representative of the Canadian government to the government of Chile. The official title for the ambassador is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the Republic of Chile. The ambassador of Canada to Chile is Michael Gort who was appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on September 24, 2020.
The Embassy of Canada is located at Nueva Tajamar 481, Torre Norte, 12th Floor, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile.

## History of diplomatic relations

Diplomatic relations between Canada and Chile were established on November 14, 1940, with the first ambassador, William Ferdinand Alphonse Turgeon, appointed on the advice of Prime Minister W. L. Mackenzie King on July 31, 1941. The Canadian legation was given embassy status in 1945.

## List of head of mission to Chile

| 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 | September 5, 1941 | January 2, 1942 | February 27, 1943 | Non-Career | | W. L. Mackenzie King (1935-1948) | |
| 2 | Warwick Fielding Chipman | November 4, 1942 | February 27, 1943 | | Non-Career | | W. L. Mackenzie King (1935-1948) | |
| 3 | Warwick Fielding Chipman | May 15, 1944 | July 8, 1944 | August 20, 1945 | Non-Career | | W. L. Mackenzie King (1935-1948) | |
| – | Jules Léger (Chargé d'Affaires) | August 21, 1945 | | April 3, 1947 | Career | | W. L. Mackenzie King (1935-1948) | |
| 4 | Colin Fraser Elliott | November 7, 1946 | April 3, 1947 | April 1950 | Non-Career | | W. L. Mackenzie King (1935-1948) | |
| – | Guy Vigneux Beaudry (Chargé d'Affaires) | April 1950 | | May 17, 1951 | Career | | Louis St. Laurent (1948-1957) | |
| 5 | Léon Mayrand | February 18, 1951 | May 17, 1951 | April 1954 | Career | | Louis St. Laurent (1948-1957) | |
| – | Matthew Robert Macgowan Dale (Chargé d'Affaires) | April 1954 | | | Career | | Louis St. Laurent (1948-1957) | |
| 6 | Paul Émile Renaud | November 15, 1954 | January 4, 1955 | January 20, 1959 | Career | | Louis St. Laurent (1948-1957) | |
| – | Kenneth Bryce Williamson (Chargé d'Affaires) | January 31, 1959 | | March 4, 1960 | Career | | John G. Diefenbaker (1957-1963) | |
| 7 | Paul Tremblay | December 10, 1959 | March 4, 1960 | July 11, 1962 | Career | | John G. Diefenbaker (1957-1963) | |
| – | Jean-Yves Grenon (Chargé d'Affaires) | July 11, 1962 | | January 5, 1963 | Career | | John G. Diefenbaker (1957-1963) | |
| 8 | George Bernard Summers | October 23, 1962 | January 5, 1963 | June 23, 1970 | Career | | John G. Diefenbaker (1957-1963) | |
| 9 | Andrew Donald Ross | February 25, 1971 | April 28, 1971 | June 24, 1975 | Career | | Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1968-1979) | |
| 10 | André Réal Potvin | July 17, 1975 | October 15, 1975 | November 5, 1978 | Career | | Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1968-1979) | |
| 11 | Glen Garvie James David Buick | August 9, 1978 | November 23, 1978 | July 14, 1982 | Career | | Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1968-1979) | |
| 12 | Clayton George Bullis | September 22, 1982 | October 7, 1982 | October 1985 | Career | | Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1968-1979) | |
| 13 | Michel de Goumois | September 12, 1985 | November 14, 1985 | September 27, 1990 | Career | | Brian Mulroney (1984-1993) | |
| 14 | Michael T. Mace | September 12, 1990 | November 9, 1990 | | Career | | Brian Mulroney (1984-1993) | |
| 15 | Marc Lortie | January 5, 1993 | August 4, 1993 | August 8, 1997 | Career | | Brian Mulroney (1984-1993) | |
| 16 | Lawrence Lederman | July 10, 1997 | November 11, 1997 | | Career | | Jean Chrétien (1993-2003) | |
| 17 | Paul D. Durand | June 26, 2000 | | | Career | | Jean Chrétien (1993-2003) | |
| 18 | Patrick Parisot | July 16, 2001 | September 5, 2001 | July 2003 | Career | | Jean Chrétien (1993-2003) | |
| 19 | Bernard Giroux | July 31, 2003 | | | Career | | Jean Chrétien (1993-2003) | |
| 20 | Norbert Kalisch | June 14, 2006 | | | Career | | Stephen Harper (2006-2015) | |
| 21 | Sarah Fountain Smith | May 14, 2009 | | | Career | | Stephen Harper (2006-2015) | |
| 22 | Patricia Fuller | August 20, 2012 | October 8, 2012 | July 2015 | Career | | Stephen Harper (2006-2015) | |
| 23 | Marcel Lebleu | August 14, 2015 | October 20, 2015 | August 2017 | Career | | Stephen Harper (2006-2015) | |
| 24 | Patricia Pena | August 17, 2017 | October 25, 2017 | September 2020 | Career | | Justin Trudeau (2015-Present) | |
| 25 | Michael Gort | September 24, 2020 | December 9, 2020 | | Career | | Justin Trudeau (2015-Present) | |