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Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations

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post	Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Canada
to the United Nations
insigniacaption	Arms of Canada
insigniasize	120px
image	David Lametti, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic at the Creative Commons Global Summit 2017 (33940702440) (cropped).jpg
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incumbent	David Lametti
incumbentsince	November 17, 2025
department	Global Affairs Canada
style	Mr. Ambassador (informal)
His Excellency (diplomatic)
reports_to
residence
seat	466 Lexington Ave., 20th floor
New York, New York, U.S.
nominator
appointer
appointer_qualified
termlength	No fixed term
termlength_qualified
constituting_instrument
precursor	Chief of Delegation to the League of Nations
formation	1946
first	Andrew McNaughton
deputy	Deputy Permanent Representative
{{URL	1	https://www.international.gc.ca/world-monde/international_relations-relations_internationales/un-onu/index.aspx?lang=eng	2=international.gc.ca/un}}

to the United Nations His Excellency (diplomatic) Does not have to be a single one, could be several.-- New York, New York, U.S. who officially nominates a person to hold this post. -- The Ambassador and 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 was established in 1946 and is based at the Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations, which is located at 466 Lexington Avenue (20th floor) in New York City.

Permanent missions of Canada

New York

The Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations in New York City, where the main headquarters of the United Nations is located, is responsible for the multilateral foreign policy priorities of Canada, facilitating Canada's interests in international development, peace, security and human rights.

Geneva

The Permanent Mission of Canada to the World Trade Organization, the United Nations and the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva is the primary avenue for diplomatic relations between the Government of Canada and international organizations based in Geneva, Switzerland, mainly the World Trade Organization (WTO), the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), the Conference on Disarmament and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Canada's Permanent Representative to the UN and the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva is Ambassador Leslie E. Norton. Canada's Permanent Representative to the WTO is Ambassador Stephen de Boer. In addition to local personnel, the mission is composed of staff from various Canadian federal departments and agencies.

List of permanent representatives

Image	Name	Start of term	End of term
[[File:WWII Canadian Gen. Andrew McNaughton.jpg	60px]]	General Andrew McNaughton	January 1948	December 1949
	John Wendell Holmes	January 1950	June 1950
	Robert Gerald Riddell	June 1950	March 16, 1951
	David Moffat Johnson	November 1951	August 1955
	Robert Alexander Mackay	August 1955	November 1957
[[File:Frank Exton Lennard.jpg	60px]]	Frank Exton Lennard	November 1957	January 1958
	Charles S.A. Ritchie	January 1958	February 1962
	Paul Tremblay	July 1962	June 1966
[[File:George Ignatieff.jpg	60px]]	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
[[File:Stephen Lewis.jpg	60px]]	Stephen Lewis	1984	August 1988
	Yves Fortier	August 1988	December 1991
[[File:Louise Fréchette (2003).jpg	60px]]	Louise Fréchette	January 1992	December 1994
[[File:Bob Fowler president lecture 09 (10146143443).jpg	60px]]	Robert Fowler	January 1995	August 2000
	Paul Heinbecker	August 2000	January 2004
[[File:Allan-rock-wLKc.jpg	60px]]	Allan Rock	January 2004	June 2006
	John McNee	July 2006	July 2011
	Guillermo Rishchynski	August 2011	January 2016
[[File:Marc-André Blanchard.jpg	60px]]	Marc-André Blanchard	April 1, 2016	July 31, 2020
[[File:Bob Rae 01.jpg	60px]]	Bob Rae	August 1, 2020	November 17, 2025
[[File:David Lametti, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic at the Creative Commons Global Summit 2017 (33940702440) (cropped).jpg	60px]]	David Lametti	November 17, 2025	Incumbent

Chiefs of Delegation to the League of Nations

Prior to 1946, Canada sent representatives, called 'Chiefs of Delegation', 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

(October 19, 2015). "Contact Canada's offices to the United Nations".
(October 19, 2015). "Permanent Mission of Canada in New York".
(October 19, 2015). "Permanent Mission of Canada in Geneva".
(April 6, 2017). "Canada and the World Trade Organization (WTO)".

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