High Commission of South Africa, Ottawa

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.

High Commission of South Africa in Ottawa
LocationNew Edinburgh, Ottawa
Address15 Sussex Drive
Coordinates45.444085°N 75.692469°W / 45.444085; -75.692469
High CommissionerSibongiseni Yvonnne Dlamini-Mntambo

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.

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 to end diplomatic relations between the country.[1] 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 Sibongiseni Yvonnne Dlamini-Mntambo.[2]

South Africa also has a Consulate General in Toronto.

  • Canada-South Africa relations

References
  1. MacGregor, Karen (30 August 2003). "Apartheid envoy reviled in Canada". Globe and Mail (Toronto).
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-01-12. Retrieved 2012-11-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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