Welcome to the Canadian Ambassadors Alumni Association, or AmbCanada. We are a voluntary association of over 350 former Canadian Ambassadors, High Commissioners and Consuls General – known collectively as Heads of Mission – who have led Canada’s diplomatic posts around the world.

Our organization was founded in 1987 by a small group of retired senior diplomats who wanted to maintain the social and professional networks which they had established during their diplomatic careers. Our original name was the Retired Heads of Mission Association (RHOMA), which we changed in 2020 to AmbCanada to have a single name that works in both official languages.

AmbCanada has two overarching objectives as established in our by-laws. The first is to increase public awareness of the value of diplomacy and the contributions to Canada of a professional foreign service. The second is to maintain a community among our members. This website is meant to serve both objectives. The menus on Canadian Diplomacy, Partnerships, and Publications speak to our first objective; those on Membership, Events, and the Members Portal support the second. The About menu will tell you more about the governance and history of our organization.

We welcome applications to join our Association from retired Heads of Mission and their spouses and partners. Please consult the Membership menu for more details. We also welcome enquiries from the media and the public seeking more information about Canadian diplomacy. Please see Contact Us on how to direct enquiries. 

We hope you enjoy visiting this site.