The Embassy of Canada to Romania in

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is the diplomatic mission of Canada to

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. The embassy provides consular services to

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residing or travelling in Romania,

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, and

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History

Canada appointed its first resident ambassador to Romania in 1967. A new four-storey chancery building was

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in December 2006 and is located at 1-3, Tuberozelor Street in Bucharest. Its striking architecture includes pre-oxidized copper panels on two building faces. On June 15, 2009,

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, announced the appointment of

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as Ambassador to Romania, with concurrent accreditation to the Republic of Bulgaria, and High Commissioner to the

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. Joanne Lemay became the Ambassador to Romania in August 2013. She was succeeded by Kevin Hamilton, who was appointed as Ambassador in June 2016, with concurrent accreditation to the Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of Moldova.

Ambassadors

Canada-Romania relations

Bilateral relations at embassy level were initiated on April 3, 1967. Romania’s Embassy in

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was opened in 1970. Romania has three consulates general, in

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,Romanian Consulate General in Toronto
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, and an honorary consulate in

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. Both countries are members of

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. Romania's senior official in Ottawa currently is Mr. Bogdan Manoiu, Chargé d'affaires.

References

External links

Embassy of Canada to Romania

Canadian Foreign Affairs and International Trade Office about relations with Romania

Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Canada
{{Diplomatic missions in Romania

1976 establishments in Romania Canada–Romania relations

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History

Ambassadors

Canada-Romania relations

See also

References

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