List of Canadian High Commissioners to Australia
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List of Canadian High Commissioner
s to Australia. Diplomatic relations were established in 1939. The Canadian High Commission is in Canberra
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High Commissioner
High Commissioner is the title of various high-ranking, special executive positions held by a commission of appointment.The English term is also used to render various equivalent titles in other languages.-Bilateral diplomacy:...
s to Australia. Diplomatic relations were established in 1939. The Canadian High Commission is in Canberra
Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
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| High Commissioner | Start of Term | End of Term |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Burchell Charles Jost Burchell Charles Jost Burchell, PC was a Canadian diplomat. He served as Canada's first High Commissioner to Australia from 1939 to 1941 and as Canada's first and last High Commissioner to the Dominion of Newfoundland serving from 1941 to 1944 and again from 1948 to 1949.Burchell also raised the... |
1939 | 1941 |
| Evan Rogers | 1941 | 1942 |
| Major-General Victor Odlum Victor Odlum Victor Wentworth Odlum, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O. was a Canadian journalist, soldier, and diplomat. He was a prominent member of the business and political elite of Vancouver, British Columbia from the 1920s until his death in 1971... |
1941 | 1942 |
| The Honourable The Honourable The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:... Thomas Clayton Davis |
1942 | 1946 |
| Carman Millward Croft | 1946 | 1947 |
| Kenneth Alfred Greene | 1947 | 1949 |
| Major-General The Honourable The Honourable The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:... Léo LaFlèche |
1949 | 1950 |
| Carman Millward Croft | 1950 | 1951 |
| Colin Fraser Elliott | 1951 | 1953 |
| William Arthur Irwin William Arthur Irwin William Arthur Irwin, often credited as W. Arthur Irwin , was a Canadian journalist and diplomat. He is best known for his work on Maclean's, a magazine with which he held various positions across a quarter of a century... |
1953 | 1956 |
| Donald Macalister Cornett | 1956 | 1957 |
| Terence MacDermot Terence MacDermot Terence William Leighton MacDermot was a Canadian diplomat and academic.Born in Ropley, Jamaica, MacDermot grew up in Montreal, Quebec. He attended McGill University from 1913 to 1916 and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1917 while serving in the 7th Canadian Siege Battery during World War I... |
1957 | 1961 |
| Evan Gill | 1962 | 1965 |
| Arthur Menzies | 1965 | 1972 |
| James McCardle | 1972 | 1977 |
| John Beesley | 1977 | 1980 |
| Raymond Anderson Raymond Cecil Anderson Raymond Cecil Anderson, B.A., LL.B. is an international affairs consultant and former Canadian diplomat. He was High Commissioner to Australia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.... |
1980 | 1983 |
| Right Honourable Edward Schreyer Edward Schreyer Edward Richard Schreyer , commonly known as Ed Schreyer, is a Canadian politician, diplomat, and statesman who served as Governor General of Canada, the 22nd since Canadian Confederation.... |
1984 | 1988 |
| Robert Kilpatrick | 1987 | 1991 |
| Leonard Michael Berry Leonard Michael Berry Leonard Michael Berry is a former Canadian diplomat. He was High Commissioner to Singapore then the Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Subsequently he became the High Commissioner concurrently to Australia, Papua New Guinea, the... |
1991 | 1995 |
| Brian Schumacher | 1995 | |
| James Bartleman | 1999 | 2000 |
| Jean T. Fournier | 2000 | |
| Michael Leir Michael Leir Michael Leir is the current Canadian High Commissioner to Australia, and also represents Canada in the following nations: Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Federated States of Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Palau and Nauru... |
2005 | |