List of Canadian ambassador

Ambassador

An ambassador is the highest ranking diplomat who represents a nation and is usually accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization....

s to Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. Canada's third legation abroad was established in Japan in May 1929 in Tokyo

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

 with Herbert Marler as the first minister plenipotentiary to the country. Diplomatic relations had been established in January 1929. The mission was downgraded in 1938 due to the worsening international situation with the Chargé d'affaires

Chargé d'affaires

In diplomacy, chargé d’affaires , often shortened to simply chargé, is the title of two classes of diplomatic agents who head a diplomatic mission, either on a temporary basis or when no more senior diplomat has been accredited.-Chargés d’affaires:Chargés d’affaires , who were...

 becoming the lead official. Diplomatic relations were severed after the Japanese attack on World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

. Following the war, Canada's mission in Tokyo was accredited to the Supreme Commander Allied Powers. Formal diplomatic relations were re-established in 1952.http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/department/history/Japan-en.asp.

Ambassador	Title	Appointment date	Credentials presented	End of Term
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:...  Sir Herbert Marler	Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	January 18, 1929	September 18, 1929	July 3, 1936
The Honourable Robert Randolph Bruce Robert Randolph Bruce Robert Randolph Bruce was an engineer, mining proprietor and the 13th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia from 1926 to 1931....	Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	May 20, 1936	November 7, 1936	December 1938
Edgar D'Arcy McGreer	Chargé d'Affaires Chargé d'affaires In diplomacy, chargé d’affaires , often shortened to simply chargé, is the title of two classes of diplomatic agents who head a diplomatic mission, either on a temporary basis or when no more senior diplomat has been accredited.-Chargés d’affaires:Chargés d’affaires , who were...  a.i. Ad interim The Latin phrase ad interim literally means "in the time between" denotes the meaning of "in the meantime", "for an intervening time" or "temporarily" in the English language...	December 1938		December 7, 1941
Egerton Herbert Norman	Head of Mission Head of Mission In diplomatic usage, Head of Mission or Chief of Mission from the French "Chef de Mission Diplomatique" is the generic term used to refer to the head of a diplomatic representation, such as an Ambassador, High Commissioner, Nuncio, Chargé d'affaires, Permanent Representative, and sometimes to a...  to SCAP	July 7, 1946	August 14, 1946	October 21, 1950
Arthur Redpath Menzies	Head of Mission to SCAP	November 18, 1950		April 28, 1952
Arthur Redpath Menzies	Chargé d'Affaires a.i.	April 28, 1952		January 15, 1953
The Honourable Robert Wellington Mayhew Robert Wellington Mayhew Robert Wellington Mayhew, was a Canadian politician and diplomat.Born in Cobden, Ontario, the son of Charles Mayhew and Sarah Dunlop Mayhew, he founded the Sidney Roofing and Paper Co. Ltd. in 1912 which became one of Victoria's largest businesses.He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons...	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	September 25, 1952	January 15, 1953	November 23, 1954
The Honourable Thomas Clayton Davis	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	June 10, 1954		March 25, 1957
James Clelland Britton James Clelland Britton James Clelland Britton is a former Canadian diplomat. He was appointed Chargé d'affaires to Japan, then Ambassador to Italy, and then Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Thailand.- External links :*...	Chargé d'Affaires a.i.	November 23, 1954
Theodore Francis Moorhouse Newton	Chargé d'Affaires a.i.	March 25, 1957		September 1957
William Frederick Bull William Frederick Bull William Frederick Bull is a former Canadian diplomat. He was Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Japan then to the Netherlands.- External links :*...	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	April 4, 1957	September 7, 1957	January 16, 1963
Richard Plant Bower Richard Plant Bower Richard Plant Bower is a former Canadian diplomat. He was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Venezuela then to Argentina and concurrently to Paraguay and Uruguay. He was later appointed to Japan then Korea and later to the Federal Republic of Germany.Mr. Bower was born on...	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	November 5, 1962	March 18, 1963	May 4, 1966
Herbert Owen Moran	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	February 23, 1966	September 14, 1966	December 29, 1972
Ross Campbell Ross Campbell (diplomat) Ross Campbell was a Canadian Diplomat, working as a member of the Canadian External Affairs Department. He held diplomatic posts throughout the world including Norway, Denmark, and Turkey, and served as Canada's Ambassador to Yugoslavia, Algeria, Korea, and Japan. Between 1967 - 1972 Campbell...	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	June 8, 1972	January 31, 1973	December 15, 1975
Bruce Irving Rankin	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	February 17, 1976	March 8, 1976	June 9, 1981
Barry Connell Steers	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	September 3, 1981	October 26, 1981	November 24, 1989
James Hutchings Taylor	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	September 7, 1989	December 12, 1989	1992
Donald Wilfred Campbell	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	January 5, 1993		September 6, 1997
Leonard J. Edwards	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	November 10, 1997		June 9, 2001
Robert G. Wright Robert G. Wright Robert G. Wright is a former Canadian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the People's Republic of China and to Mongolia. He was appointed Ambassador to People's Republic of China on August 19, 2005 until 2009. From 2001 to 2005 he was the Ambassador of Canada to Japan.-External links:*...	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	May 28, 2001		2005
Joseph Caron Joseph Caron Joseph Caron is a former Canadian High Commissioner to India and former Canadian Ambassador to China and Japan. Born and raised in the small francophone agricultural village of Pain Court in South-western Ontario , Caron attended the University of Ottawa Joseph Caron (born 1947) is a former...	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	August 19, 2005		2008
Jonathan T. Fried	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	September, 2008		Present

Sources

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