List of ambassadors of Canada to Venezuela

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The following is a list of Canadian ambassadors to Venezuela. The embassy closed in 2019 and consular services are to be handled in Colombia.^[1]

Head Of Post	Title	Career	Appointment Date	Presentation of credentials	Termination of mission
Norman, Henry Gordon	AE&P	NC	1952/10/30	1953/01/15	1955/06/00
Brown, Harry Leslie	Chargé d'Affaires a.i.	C	1955/06/00		1956/04/26
Bower, Richard Plant	AE&P	C	1956/01/11	1956/04/26	1958/09/22
Couillard, Joseph Louis Eugène	AE&P	C	1958/10/22	1958/12/29	1961/06/14
Ross, Andrew Donald	Chargé d'Affaires a.i.	C	1961/06/14		1962/02/00
Beaulne, Joseph Charles Léonard Yvon	AE&P	C	1961/12/00	1962/02/20	1964/07/08
Rankin, Bruce Irving	AE&P	C	1964/07/09	1964/09/16	1970/07/27
McPhail, Donald Sutherland	AE&P	C	1970/05/29	1970/09/11	1972/08/00
Van Tighem, Clarence Joseph	AE&P	C	1972/04/22	1972/10/02	1975/08/15
Schwarzmann, Maurice	AE&P	C	1975/07/17		1977/03/01
Rousseau, Charles Odilon Roger	AE&P	C	1977/05/12	1977/06/13	1981/07/14
Johnston, Peter Arthur Edward	AE&P	C	1981/07/29	1981/11/13
Midwinter, James Robert	AE&P	C	1983/10/13	1983/12/09	1985/09/27
Lotto, Victor George	AE&P	C	1985/06/27	1985/11/06	1988/08/23
Graham, John Ware	AE&P	C	1988/08/17	1988/10/11	1992/09/15
Davidson, Russell H.	AE&P	C	1992/08/27	1992/09/22	1995/09/01
Gagnon, Yves	AE&P	C	1995/07/04		1998/08/08
Stewart, Allan	AE&P	C	1998/07/15
Russell, Colin	AE&P	C	2001/07/16
Culham, Allan	AE&P	C	2002/07/02
Wielgosz, Renata^[2]	AE&P	C	2005/08/19	2006/03/15
Calderwood, Perry	AE&P	C	2007/10/18
Gibbard, Paul	AE&P	C	2010/08/10		2013/08/31
Rowswell, Ben	AE&P	C	2014/02/28	2015/05/10	2017/07/29
Kowalik, Craig	Chargé d'Affaires a.i.	C	2017/07/30

Head Of Post

Title

Career

Appointment Date

Presentation of credentials

Termination of mission

Norman, Henry Gordon

AE&P

1952/10/30

1953/01/15

1955/06/00

Brown, Harry Leslie

Chargé d'Affaires a.i.

1955/06/00

1956/04/26

Bower, Richard Plant

AE&P

1956/01/11

1956/04/26

1958/09/22

Couillard, Joseph Louis Eugène

AE&P

1958/10/22

1958/12/29

1961/06/14

Ross, Andrew Donald

Chargé d'Affaires a.i.

1961/06/14

1962/02/00

Beaulne, Joseph Charles Léonard Yvon

AE&P

1961/12/00

1962/02/20

1964/07/08

Rankin, Bruce Irving

AE&P

1964/07/09

1964/09/16

1970/07/27

McPhail, Donald Sutherland

AE&P

1970/05/29

1970/09/11

1972/08/00

Van Tighem, Clarence Joseph

AE&P

1972/04/22

1972/10/02

1975/08/15

Schwarzmann, Maurice

AE&P

1975/07/17

1977/03/01

Rousseau, Charles Odilon Roger

AE&P

1977/05/12

1977/06/13

1981/07/14

Johnston, Peter Arthur Edward

AE&P

1981/07/29

1981/11/13

Midwinter, James Robert

AE&P

1983/10/13

1983/12/09

1985/09/27

Lotto, Victor George

AE&P

1985/06/27

1985/11/06

1988/08/23

Graham, John Ware

AE&P

1988/08/17

1988/10/11

1992/09/15

Davidson, Russell H.

AE&P

1992/08/27

1992/09/22

1995/09/01

Gagnon, Yves

AE&P

1995/07/04

1998/08/08

Stewart, Allan

AE&P

1998/07/15

Russell, Colin

AE&P

2001/07/16

Culham, Allan

AE&P

2002/07/02

Wielgosz, Renata^[2]

AE&P

2005/08/19

2006/03/15

Calderwood, Perry

AE&P

2007/10/18

Gibbard, Paul

AE&P

2010/08/10

2013/08/31

Rowswell, Ben

AE&P

2014/02/28

2015/05/10

2017/07/29

Kowalik, Craig

Chargé d'Affaires a.i.

2017/07/30

References

^ "Canada closes its embassy in Venezuela". CBC. June 2, 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
^ The contribution of IICA - Canada to the development of agriculture and rural communities of the Americas. Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture. 2006. Retrieved 16 June 2020.