High Commission of South Africa, Ottawa

High Commission of South Africa in Ottawa


Location	New Edinburgh, Ottawa
Address	15 Sussex Drive
Coordinates	45°26′39″N 75°41′33″W / 45.444085°N 75.692469°W / 45.444085; -75.692469
High Commissioner	Rieaz Shaik

The South African High Commission in Ottawa is the High Commission of South Africa in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located at 15 Sussex Drive in the New Edinburgh neighbourhood of Ottawa. Directly across the street from the embassy is 24 Sussex Drive the official residence of the Prime Minister of Canada. East of the High Commission is 7 Rideau Gate, Canada's official guest house for visiting dignitaries. Rideau Hall, the official residence of the Governor General of Canada is also nearby at 1 Sussex Drive.

The building was constructed for James Stevenson, the Bank of Montreal's representative in Ottawa, in 1841. In 1867 it was purchased by Moss Kent Dickinson an industrialist and mayor of Ottawa and then by the South African government in 1944. Throughout its history the building went through a number of renovations, two additions under the supervision of architect W.E. Noffke in 1920 and 1947 as well as a renovation by Peter John Stokes from 1964-1965.^[1]

During the apartheid era the mission was the scene of frequent protests. Following South Africa's withdrawal from the Commonwealth of Nations in 1961, its status changed from High Commission to Embassy, and there was pressure within Canada to end diplomatic relations with the country.^[2] With the end of apartheid in 1994, South Africa rejoined the Commonwealth and in April the following year, the first black High Commissioner, Billy Modise, was appointed. A former leader of the African National Congress Youth Wing, Modise spent 31 years in exile after fleeing South Africa in 1960. The current High Commissioner is Rieaz Shaik.^[3]

South Africa also has a Consulate General in Toronto.

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Ambassadors (until 31 May 1994)

Glenn Babb

High Commissioners (since 1 June 1994)

Billy Modise

Rieaz Shaik

External links

Official site

References

^ Waldron, Andrew (2017). Exploring the Capital: An Architectural Guide to the Ottawa-Gatineau Region. Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press. p. 124.
^ MacGregor, Karen (30 August 2003). "Apartheid envoy reviled in Canada". Globe and Mail (Toronto).
^ Foreign Representatives in Canada: Ambassadors by Order of Precedence, Global Affairs Canada, 7 June 2006, retrieved October 30, 2020

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