List of ambassadors of Canada to Austria

The Ambassador of Canada to Austria is the official representative of the Canadian government to the government of Austria. The official title for the ambassador is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the Republic of Austria. The current ambassador of Canada is Troy Lulashnyk who was appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on December 20, 2021.^[1]

Ambassador of Canada to Austria
Incumbent Troy Lulashnyk since December 20, 2021
Seat	Embassy of Canada, Vienna
Nominator	Prime Minister of Canada
Appointer	Governor General of Canada
Term length	At His Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holder	Victor Doré
Formation	August 21, 1952

The Embassy of Canada is located at Laurenzerberg 2, A-1010, Vienna, Austria.

History of diplomatic relations

Main article: Austria–Canada relations

Diplomatic relations between Canada and Austria was established on August 9, 1952.^[2] Victor Doré was appointed as Canada's first Envoy to Austria on August 21, 1952.^[2] The first resident ambassador to Austria was James Scott Macdonald, and was appointed on September 7, 1956 when the legation was raised to embassy status.^[2] Since 1971, the Canadian ambassador is also accredited as Permanent Representative to the International Organizations in Vienna.^[3]

Head of mission

No.	Name	Term of office			Career	Prime Minister nominated by		Ref.
		Start Date	PoC.	End Date
1	Victor Doré (Envoy)	August 21, 1952	September 9, 1952	October 31, 1953	Non-Career		Louis St. Laurent (1948-1957)
—	Arthur Julian Andrew (Chargé d'Affaires)	January 15, 1953		September 1954	Career
2	George Loranger Magann (Envoy)	June 10, 1954		January 10, 1957	Career
—	Gordon Edwin Cox (Chargé d'Affaires)	December 11, 1954		October 26, 1956	Career
3	James Scott Macdonald	January 10, 1957	January 10, 1957	July 29, 1961	Career
—	Klaus Goldschlag (Chargé d'Affaires)	July 29, 1961		February 1962	Career		John G. Diefenbaker (1957-1963)
4	Blanche Margaret Meagher	November 30, 1961	May 1962	July 27, 1966	Career
5	John Alexander McCordick	June 21, 1966	September 21, 1966	January 3, 1970	Career		Lester B. Pearson (1963-1968)
6	Norman Frederick Henderson Berlis	December 17, 1969	February 6, 1970	July 30, 1973	Career		Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1968-1979)
7	John Alan Beesley	July 19, 1973			Career
8	Thomas Lemesurier Carter	July 27, 1976	September 21, 1976	October 18, 1979	Career
9	Maurice D. Copithorne	September 27, 1979	November 12, 1979	October 3, 1982	Career		Joe Clark (1979–1980)
10	Alan William Sullivan	September 3, 1982	January 10, 1983		Career		Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1980-1984)
11	Michael Shenstone	September 12, 1985	November 22, 1985	September 14, 1990	Career		Brian Mulroney (1984-1993)
12	Edward Graham Lee	September 12, 1990	September 20, 1990	March 15, 1993	Career
13	Peter F. Walker	January 5, 1993		October 18, 1997	Career
14	Paul Dubois	July 10, 1997	December 10, 1997	April 13, 2001	Career		Jean Chrétien (1993-2003)
15	Ingrid Marianne Hall	July 16, 2001			Career
16	Marie Gervais-Vidricaire	August 2, 2005	October 25, 2005	August 14, 2009	Career		Paul Martin (2003-2006)
17	John Barrett	May 14, 2009	September 14, 2009	September 27, 2013	Career		Stephen Harper (2006-2015)
18	Mark Bailey	September 17, 2013	November 10, 2013	July 2017	Career
19	Heidi Hulan	August 17, 2017	September 10, 2017		Career		Justin Trudeau (2015-Present)
20	Troy Lulashnyk	December 20, 2021	January 12, 2022		Career			[1]