List of ambassadors of Canada to Saudi Arabia
The Canadian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia in Riyadh is the official representative of the Government of Canada in Ottawa to the Government of Saudi Arabia. He is also concurrently accredited to the government in Muscat (Oman).
List of representatives
Diplomatic agreement/designated
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Diplomatic accreditation
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Ambassador
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Observations
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Prime Minister of Canada
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King of Saudi Arabia
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Term end
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May 17, 1973
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June 24, 1973
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Jacques Gilles Bruno Gignac
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Pierre Trudeau
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Faisal of Saudi Arabia
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August 28, 1974
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March 1, 1974
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Jean-Pierre Lefebvre
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Chargé d'affaires
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Pierre Trudeau
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Faisal of Saudi Arabia
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November 24, 1974
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July 4, 1974
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November 24, 1974
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Michael Shenstone
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Pierre Trudeau
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Faisal of Saudi Arabia
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August 24, 1976
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September 21, 1976
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January 26, 1977
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Edward Lucien Bobinski
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Pierre Trudeau
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Khalid of Saudi Arabia
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July 9, 1979
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April 4, 1979
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September 19, 1979
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William John Jenkins
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Joe Clark
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Khalid of Saudi Arabia
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December 4, 1980
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February 5, 1981
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February 23, 1981
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Jacques Silva Roy
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Pierre Trudeau
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Khalid of Saudi Arabia
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September 22, 1982
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October 25, 1982
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Dwight Wilder Fulford
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Pierre Trudeau
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Fahd of Saudi Arabia
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August 15, 1985
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September 12, 1985
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November 19, 1985
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George Douglas Valentine
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Brian Mulroney
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Fahd of Saudi Arabia
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September 28, 1989
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Allan Norman Lever
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Brian Mulroney
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Fahd of Saudi Arabia
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July 15, 1993
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June 23, 1993
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September 1, 1993
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Peter Sutherland
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Kim Campbell
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Fahd of Saudi Arabia
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September 11, 1996
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Daniel Edward Hobson
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Jean Chrétien
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Fahd of Saudi Arabia
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July 16, 2000
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2000
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Melvyn MacDonald
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Jean Chrétien
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Fahd of Saudi Arabia
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July 24, 2003
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July 31, 2003
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September 13, 2003
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Roderick Bell
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Paul Martin
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Fahd of Saudi Arabia
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August 31, 2007
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Ronald Davidson
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Stephen Harper
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Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
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May 14, 2009
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David Chatterson
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Stephen Harper
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Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
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March 30, 2012
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Thomas MacDonald
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Stephen Harper
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Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
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July 31, 2015
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December 15, 2015
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Dennis Horak[1]
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Expelled from the country in August 2018.[2][3]
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Justin Trudeau
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Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
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August 2018
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January 2020
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Muhammad Ali
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Chargé d'affaires
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Justin Trudeau
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May 2023
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Jean-Philippe Linteau[4]
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Justin Trudeau
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