List of ambassadors of the United States to Canada
Explore the detailed history and current ambassadors of United States to Canada. Discover the key diplomatic missions and representatives fostering strong bilateral relations between United States and Canada.
| Head of mission (HOM) | Entered office | Left office |
|---|---|---|
| William Phillips | June 1, 1927 | December 14, 1929 |
| Hanford MacNider | August 29, 1930 | August 15, 1932 |
| Warren Delano Robbins | May 16, 1933 | March 28, 1935 |
| Norman Armour | August 7, 1935 | January 15, 1938 |
| Daniel C. Roper | May 19, 1939 | August 20, 1939 |
| James H.R. Cromwell | January 24, 1940 | May 16, 1940 |
| Jay Pierrepont Moffat | June 13, 1940 | January 24, 1943 |
| Ray Atherton | August 3, 1943 | August 30, 1948 |
| Laurence A. Steinhardt | November 1, 1949 | March 28, 1950 |
| Stanley Woodward | June 22, 1950 | January 14, 1953 |
| R. Douglas Stuart | July 15, 1953 | May 4, 1956 |
| Livingston T. Merchant | May 23, 1956 | November 6, 1958 |
| Richard B. Wigglesworth | December 15, 1958 | October 19, 1960 |
| Livingston T. Merchant | March 15, 1961 | May 26, 1962 |
| W. Walton Butterworth | December 11, 1962 | September 10, 1968 |
| Harold F. Linder | September 10, 1968 | July 9, 1969 |
| Adolph W. Schmidt | September 11, 1969 | January 29, 1974 |
| William J. Porter | March 13, 1974 | December 16, 1975 |
| Thomas O. Enders | February 17, 1976 | September 14, 1979 |
| Kenneth M. Curtis | October 5, 1979 | January 20, 1981 |
| Paul H. Robinson, Jr. | July 15, 1981 | September 9, 1985 |
| Thomas M.T. Niles | September 10, 1985 | June 28, 1989 |
| Edward Ney | June 30, 1989 | June 20, 1992 |
| Peter Teeley | July 3, 1992 | February 29, 1993 |
| James Blanchard | August 19, 1993 | March 15, 1996 |
| Gordon Giffin | September 17, 1997 | April 10, 2001 |
| Paul Cellucci | April 17, 2001 | March 18, 2005 |
| David H. Wilkins | June 29, 2005 | January 20, 2009 |
| David Jacobson | October 2, 2009 | July 15, 2013 |
| Bruce A. Heyman | April 8, 2014 | January 19, 2017 |
| Kelly Craft | October 23, 2017 | September 12, 2019 |
| David L. Cohen | December 7, 2021 | January 18, 2025 |
| Pete Hoekstra | April 29, 2025 | Incumbent |
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