This is a list of ambassadors of the United States to Canada.
U.S. Chiefs of Mission to Canada
The ambassador
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is the head of the Embassy of the United States in Ottawa.
Prior to 1943, the head of the U.S. diplomatic mission
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to Canada bore the title of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
An envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary, usually known as a minister, was a diplomatic head of mission who was ranked below ambassador. A diplomatic mission headed by an envoy was known as a legation rather than an embassy. Under the ...
. The U.S. mission to Canada was upgraded from legation
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to embassy
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status in June 1943; Ray Atherton
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was the first chief of mission
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to hold ambassadorial rank.
List
See also
*Ambassadors of the United States
Ambassadors of the United States are persons nominated by the president to serve as the country's diplomatic representatives to foreign nations, international organizations, and as ambassadors-at-large. Under Article II, Section 2 of the U.S. ...
*Canada–United States relations
Relations between Canada and the United States have historically been extensive, given the two countries' shared origins and border, which is the longest in the world. Starting with the American Revolution, when Loyalists fled to Canada, a vocal ...
*Embassy of the United States, Ottawa
The Embassy of the United States of America in Ottawa (french: Ambassade des États-Unis d'Amérique à Ottawa) is the diplomatic mission of the United States of America to Canada. Opened in 1999, the embassy complex is located at 490 Sussex Dr ...
*Foreign relations of Canada
The foreign relations of Canada are Canada's relations with other governments and nations. Canada is recognized as a middle power for its role in international affairs with a tendency to pursue multilateral solutions. Canada's foreign policy b ...
* List of ambassadors of Canada to the United States
References
United States Department of State: Background notes on Canada
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External links
United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Canada
United States Department of State: Canada
United States Embassy in Ottawa
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Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
United States
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