List of ambassadors of Canada to Japan

The ambassador of Canada to Japan is the official representative of the Canadian government to the government of Japan. The official title for the ambassador is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to Japan. The ambassador of Canada to Japan is Ian G. McKay who was appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on April 14, 2021.[1]

Ambassador of Canada to Japan
Incumbent
Ian G. McKay
since April 14, 2021
SeatEmbassy of Canada, Tokyo
NominatorPrime Minister of Canada
AppointerGovernor General of Canada
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holderHerbert Meredith Marler
FormationJanuary 18, 1929

The Embassy of Canada is located at 3-38 Akasaka 7-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan, 107-8503.

History of diplomatic relations
Main article: Canada–Japan relations

Diplomatic relations between Canada and Japan were established on January 31, 1928.[2] Canada's third legation abroad was established in Japan on January 18, 1929, in Tokyo with Herbert Marler as the first minister plenipotentiary to the country.[2] The mission was downgraded in 1938 due to the worsening international situation with the Chargé d'affaires becoming the lead official. Diplomatic relations were severed and the embassy formally closed on December 7, 1941, after the Japanese attack on World War II.[2] Following the war, Canada's mission in Tokyo was accredited to the Supreme Commander Allied Powers, with Egerton Herbert Norman appointed head of mission on July 7, 1946.[2] After the peace treaty with Japan, diplomatic relations resumed, and the mission upgraded to an embassy on March 18, 1950, with the first ambassador Robert Wellington Mayhew appointed on September 25, 1952.[2]

List of ambassadors of Canada to Japan
No. Name Term of office Career Prime Minister nominated by Ref.
Start Date PoC. End Date
Titled as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
1 Herbert Meredith Marler January 18, 1929 September 18, 1929 July 3, 1936 Non-Career W. L. Mackenzie King
(1926–1930 & 1935–1948)
2 Robert Randolph Bruce May 20, 1936 November 7, 1936 December 1938 Non-Career
– Edgar D'Arcy McGreer
(Chargé d'Affaires)		 December 1938 December 7, 1941 Career
3 Egerton Herbert Norman
(Head of Mission to SCAP)		 July 7, 1946 August 14, 1946 October 21, 1950 Career
4 Arthur Redpath Menzies
(Head of Mission to SCAP)		 November 18, 1950 April 28, 1952 Career Louis St. Laurent
(1948–1957)
– Arthur Redpath Menzies
(Chargé d'Affaires)		 April 28, 1952 January 15, 1953 Career
Titled as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
5 Robert Wellington Mayhew September 25, 1952 January 15, 1953 November 23, 1954 Non-Career Louis St. Laurent
(1948–1957)
6 Thomas Clayton Davis June 10, 1954 March 25, 1957 Non-Career
– James Clelland Britton
(Chargé d'Affaires)		 November 23, 1954 Career
– Theodore Francis Moorhouse Newton
(Chargé d'Affaires)		 March 25, 1957 September 1957 Career
7 William Frederick Bull April 4, 1957 September 7, 1957 January 16, 1963 Career
8 Richard Plant Bower November 5, 1962 March 18, 1963 May 4, 1966 Career John G. Diefenbaker
(1957–1963)
9 Herbert Owen Moran February 23, 1966 September 14, 1966 December 29, 1972 Career Lester B. Pearson
(1963–1968)
10 Ross Campbell June 8, 1972 January 31, 1973 December 15, 1975 Career Pierre Elliott Trudeau
(1968–1979 & 1980–1984)
11 Bruce Irving Rankin February 17, 1976 March 8, 1976 June 9, 1981 Career
12 Barry Connell Steers September 3, 1981 October 26, 1981 November 24, 1989 Career
13 James Hutchings Taylor September 7, 1989 December 12, 1989 March 12, 1993 Career Brian Mulroney
(1984–1993)
14 Donald Wilfred Campbell January 5, 1993 April 15, 1993 September 6, 1997 Career
15 Leonard J. Edwards November 20, 1997 January 22, 1998 June 11, 2001 Career Jean Chrétien
(1993–2003)
16 Robert G. Wright May 28, 2001 June 21, 2001 July 12, 2005 Career
17 Joseph Caron August 19, 2005 December 14, 2005 August 3, 2008 Career Paul Martin
(2003–2006)
18 Jonathan Fried September 2, 2008 November 17, 2008 November 5, 2012 Career Stephen Harper
(2006–2015)
19 Mackenzie Clugston September 17, 2012 December 14, 2012 2016 Career
20 Ian Burney July 18, 2016 September 21, 2016 Non-Career Justin Trudeau
(2015–Present)
21 Ian G. McKay April 14, 2021 September 10, 2021 Non-Career [1]

See also

References
  1. "Orders In Council PC 2021-0300". orders-in-council.canada.ca. Government of Canada. April 14, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  2. DeLong 2020, p. 49.
Bibliography
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