List of ambassadors and permanent representatives to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (North Atlantic Council)
| Ambassador | Start of term | End of term | Appointed by | On the advice of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold Danford Patrick Heeney | 1952 | 1952 | Vincent Massey | Louis St. Laurent |
| Leolyn Wilgress | 1953 | 1958 | Vincent Massey | Louis St. Laurent |
| Jules Léger | 1958 | 1962 | Vincent Massey | John Diefenbaker |
| George Ignatieff | 1962 | 1966 | Georges Vanier | John Diefenbaker |
| Charles Ritchie | 1966 | 1967 | Roland Michener | Lester B. Pearson |
| Ross Campbell | 1967 | 1972 | Roland Michener | Lester B. Pearson |
| Arthur Menzies | 1972 | 1976 | Roland Michener | Pierre Trudeau |
| Joseph Hardy | 1976 | 1980 | Jules Léger | Pierre Trudeau |
| John Halstead | 1980 | 1982 | Edward Schreyer | Pierre Trudeau |
| James Taylor | 1982 | 1985 | Edward Schreyer | Pierre Trudeau |
| Gordon Smith | 1985 | 1990 | Jeanne Sauvé | Brian Mulroney |
| James Bartleman | 1990 | 1994 | Ray Hnatyshyn | Brian Mulroney |
| Admiral John R. Anderson | 1994 | 1997 | Ray Hnatyshyn | Jean Chrétien |
| David Wright | 1997 | 2003 | Roméo LeBlanc | Jean Chrétien |
| Jean-Pierre Juneau | 2003 | 2007 | Adrienne Clarkson | Jean Chrétien |
| Robert McRae | 2007 | 2011 | Michaëlle Jean | Stephen Harper |
| Yves Brodeur | 2011 | 2015 | ||
| Kerry Buck[1] | 2015 | 2019 | ||
| David Angell[2] | 2019 | |||