List of ambassadors of Canada to Saudi Arabia explained

Post:	Ambassador
Body:	Canada to Saudi Arabia
Incumbent:	Jean-Philippe Linteau
Inaugural:	Jacques Gilles Bruno Gignac

The Canadian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia in Riyadh is the official representative of the Government of Canada in Ottawa to the Government of Saudi Arabia. He is also concurrently accredited to the government in Muscat (Oman).

List of representatives

Diplomatic agreement/designated	Diplomatic accreditation	Ambassador	Observations	Prime Minister of Canada	King of Saudi Arabia	Term end
		Jacques Gilles Bruno Gignac		Pierre Trudeau	Faisal of Saudi Arabia
		Jean-Pierre Lefebvre	Chargé d'affaires	Pierre Trudeau	Faisal of Saudi Arabia
		Michael Shenstone		Pierre Trudeau	Faisal of Saudi Arabia
		Edward Lucien Bobinski		Pierre Trudeau	Khalid of Saudi Arabia
		William John Jenkins		Joe Clark	Khalid of Saudi Arabia
		Jacques Silva Roy		Pierre Trudeau	Khalid of Saudi Arabia
		Dwight Wilder Fulford		Pierre Trudeau	Fahd of Saudi Arabia
		George Douglas Valentine		Brian Mulroney	Fahd of Saudi Arabia
		Allan Norman Lever		Brian Mulroney	Fahd of Saudi Arabia
		Peter Sutherland		Kim Campbell	Fahd of Saudi Arabia
		Daniel Edward Hobson		Jean Chrétien	Fahd of Saudi Arabia
		Melvyn MacDonald		Jean Chrétien	Fahd of Saudi Arabia
		Roderick Bell		Paul Martin	Fahd of Saudi Arabia
		Ronald Davidson		Stephen Harper	Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
		David Chatterson		Stephen Harper	Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
		Thomas MacDonald		Stephen Harper	Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
		Dennis Horak^[1]	Expelled from the country in August 2018.^[2] ^[3]	Justin Trudeau	Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
May 2023		Jean-Philippe Linteau^[4]		Justin Trudeau

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Notes and References

1. Diplomatic Appointments. July 31, 2015. canada.ca.
2. Web site: Saudi Arabia expels Canadian ambassador, freezes trade in human rights dispute. Jon Gambrell. The Associated Press. Toronto Star. 5 August 2018. 6 August 2018.
3. Web site: Saudi state airline suspends Toronto flights .
4. Web site: Alkhshali . Hamdi . 2023-05-24 . Saudi Arabia and Canada restore diplomatic relations, ending 2018 rift . 2023-05-24 . CNN . en.
5. Global Affairs Canada, https://web.archive.org/web/20131004132930/http://www.international.gc.ca/department/history-histoire/hp_search_results-fr.asp?frm=post&lngId=2&cntryid=172