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Dame Anne Warburton DCVO CMG (8 June 1927 – 4 June 2015) was a British diplomat who was the first female British ambassador.She served as British Ambassador to Denmark from 1976 to 1983 and British Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva from 1983 to 1985.
This is a list of Canadian ambassadors and high commissioners to other countries and international organizations, including permanent representatives of ambassadorial rank from Canada. In cases where a diplomat is accredited to more than one nation, the first country listed is the location of the Ambassador's or High Commissioner's residence ...
The house was built in 1855, was later occupied by Canada's first prime minister, John A. Macdonald, and was bought in 1930 by the first British High Commissioner to Canada, Sir William Clark. The incumbent Chargé d’Affaires is David Prodger, who assumed the office in November 2024. [1]
The list below includes lists of ambassadors and high commissioners of the United Kingdom (who fulfil the function of ambassadors in fellow countries of the Commonwealth of Nations). This article includes, in separate sections, ambassadors of the former Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1801) and Kingdom of England (10th century–1707).
Campbell is the first and only female prime minister of Canada. Prior to becoming the final Progressive Conservative (PC) prime minister, she was also the first woman to serve as minister of justice in Canadian history and the first woman to become minister of defence in a NATO member state. [1]
Ambassador [ii] United Arab Emirates: Fahad Saeed Mohamed Abdulla Al Raqbani: 29 January 2018: Ambassador Lebanon: Fadi Ziadeh: 29 January 2018: Ambassador Bahrain: Shaikh Abdulla Rashed Abdulla AlKhalifa 29 January 2018 Ambassador Morocco: Souriya Otmani: 29 June 2018: Ambassador Armenia: Anahit Harutyunyan 9 July 2019: Ambassador Sierra Leone
Jeanne Sauvé, Canada (1984–1990): The first female head of state in North America. Corazon Aquino, Philippines (1986–1992): The first female president in Southeast Asia. Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan (1988–1990): The first female prime minister of any muslim majority country. She served again 1993–96.
First female elected in Canada: Maria Grant is the first woman in Canada to be elected to any office, in 1895. She served six years on the Victoria School Board and was presented to the future George V as the only woman elected as a school trustee in Canada. [1] First female candidate in provincial election in Canada: