List of permanent representatives of Canada to NATOList of ambassadors and permanent representatives to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization AmbassadorStart of termEnd of termAppointed byOn the advice ofArnold Danford Patrick Heeney19521952Vincent MasseyLouis St. LaurentLeolyn Wilgress19531958Vincent MasseyLouis St. LaurentJules Léger19581962Vincent MasseyJohn DiefenbakerGeorge Ignatieff19621966Georges VanierJohn DiefenbakerCharles Ritchie19661967Roland MichenerLester B. PearsonRoss Campbell19671972Roland MichenerLester B. PearsonArthur Menzies19721976Roland MichenerPierre TrudeauJoseph Hardy19761980Jules LégerPierre TrudeauJohn Halstead19801982Edward SchreyerPierre TrudeauJames Taylor19821985Edward SchreyerPierre TrudeauGordon Smith19851990Jeanne SauvéBrian MulroneyJames Bartleman19901994Ray HnatyshynBrian MulroneyAdmiral John R. Anderson19941997Ray HnatyshynJean ChrétienDavid Wright19972003Roméo LeBlancJean ChrétienJean-Pierre Juneau20032007Adrienne ClarksonJean ChrétienRobert McRae20072011Michaëlle JeanStephen HarperYves Brodeur20112015David JohnstonStephen HarperKerry Buck20152019David JohnstonDavid Angell20192024Julie PayetteJustin TrudeauHeidi Hulan2024Mary SimonJustin Trudeau