List of ambassadors of Canada to Angola

The Canadian ambassador to Angola is the official representative of the Canadian government to the government of Angola. The official title for the ambassador is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the Republic of Angola. The current Canadian ambassador is Christina Buchan who was appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on November 11, 2020.^[1]

Ambassador of Canada to Angola
Incumbent Christina Buchan since November 11, 2020
Seat	Consulate of Canada, Luanda
Nominator	Prime Minister of Canada
Appointer	Governor General of Canada
Term length	At His Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holder	Clayton George Bullis
Formation	May 1, 1980

The Consulate of Canada is located at Rua Rei Katyavala 113, Luanda, Angola.

History of diplomatic relations

Main article: Angola–Canada relations

Diplomatic relations between Canada and Angola was established on February 3, 1978.^[2] Clayton George Bullis was appointed as Canada's first Ambassador to Angola on May 1, 1980.

List of ambassadors

No.	Name	Term of office			Career	Prime Minister nominated by		Ref.
		Start Date	PoC.	End Date
1	Clayton George Bullis	May 1, 1980	September 28, 1980		Career		Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1980-1984)
2	Robert Wallace McLaren	November 25, 1982			Career			[a]
3	Roger Anthony Bull	April 5, 1984	May 4, 1985	October 14, 1989	Career
4	Charles Philip Bassett	March 8, 1990			Career		Brian Mulroney (1984-1993)
5	Arthur Robert Wright	November 25, 1994			Career		Jean Chrétien (1993-2003)
6	Margaret Anne Charles	September 11, 1996	November 1, 1996	August 16, 1999	Career
7	James Wall	August 11, 1999	November 29, 1999		Career
8	John Schram	October 31, 2002	March 3, 2003		Career
9	Roxanne Dubé	August 19, 2005	October 28, 2005	July 2008	Career		Paul Martin (2003-2006)
10	Barbara Richardson	September 2, 2008	February 20, 2009	June 23, 2011	Career		Stephen Harper (2006-2015)
11	Lisa Stadelbauer	October 4, 2011	February 24, 2012		Career			[3]
12	Kumar Gupta	April 22, 2016	November 29, 2016	July 2017	Career		Justin Trudeau (2015-Present)
13	René Cremonese	January 31, 2018	February 16, 2018	November 2020	Career
14	Christina Buchan	November 11, 2020	August 13, 2021		Career			[1]

Notes

1. McLaren's appointment marked the change in residency from Nigeria to Zimbabwe. The High Commissioner to Zimbabwe was concurrently accredited as Ambassador to Angola, resident in Harare, Zimbabwe.