List of ambassadors of Canada to Afghanistan

Ambassador of Canada to Afghanistan
Incumbent
David Sproule
(special representative)
since October 7, 2022
SeatDoha, Qatar[1]
NominatorPrime Minister of Canada
AppointerGovernor General of Canada
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holderCharles Eustace McGaughey
FormationMarch 21, 1968

The ambassador of Canada to Afghanistan is the official representative of the Canadian government to the government of Afghanistan. The official title for the ambassador is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The current senior Canadian diplomat titled as the Special Representative of Canada to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is David Sproule who was appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on October 7, 2022.[2]

The Embassy of Canada is located at Street No. 15, House No. 256, Wazir Akbar Khan in Kabul, Afghanistan.

  1. ^ "Canada-Afghanistan relations". Government of Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2023. Canada's Special Representative for Afghanistan, David Sproule, is currently based in Doha, where he coordinates with allies on a joint international response to the crisis in Afghanistan.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference OIC PC 2022-1088 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).