List of High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to Canada

The high commissioner of the United Kingdom to Canada is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in Canada, and in charge of the UK's diplomatic mission in Canada.

As fellow members of the Commonwealth of Nations, diplomatic relations between the United Kingdom and Canada are at governmental level, rather than between heads of state. Thus, the countries exchange high commissioners, rather than ambassadors.

The United Kingdom's high commissioner's residence is Earnscliffe. The residence was built in 1855, was first occupied by Canada's first prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, and was bought in 1930 by the first High Commissioner to Canada, Sir William Clark.

The offices of the Commission are at 80 Elgin Street, Ottawa.

List of heads of mission

High commissioners to Canada

• Sir William Clark (1928–1934)
• Sir Francis Floud (1934–1938)
• Sir Gerald Campbell (1938–1941)
• Malcolm MacDonald (1941–1946)
• Sir Alexander Clutterbuck (1946–1952)
• Sir Archibald Nye (1952–1956)
• Sir Saville Garner (1956–1961)
• Viscount Amory (1961–1963)
• Sir Henry Lintott (1963–1968)
• Sir Colin Crowe (1968–1970)
• Sir Peter Hayman (1970–1974)
• John Johnston (1974–1978)
• Sir John Ford (1978–1981)
• Lord Moran (1981–1984)
• Sir Derek Day (1984–1987)
• Sir Alan Urwick (1987–1989)
• Brian Fall (1989–1992)
• Nicholas Bayne (1992–1996)
• Anthony Goodenough (1996–2000)
• Sir Andrew Burns (2000–2003)
• David Reddaway (2003–2006)
• Anthony Cary (2006–2011)
• Dr Andrew Pocock (2011–2012)
• Corin Robertson (acting) (2012–2013)
• Howard Drake (2013–present)^[1]

References

1. Change of British High Commissioner to Canada, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, 3 April 2013

External links

• British High Commission Ottawa