Georges-Henri Blouin
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Georges-Henri Blouin (1921 – 27 December 2007) was a Canadian diplomat.[1]
Blouin grew up in Montreal and earned a Master of Law degree from Université de Montréal.[1] In 1949 Blouin joined the Canadian Department of External Affairs.[1]
In 1965 he was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Cameroon[2] then concurrently to the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Gabon. He was later appointed to Morocco, Spain[3] and then the Netherlands.[4] Later, Blouin became chief of protocol for Brian Mulroney's government.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Obituary: Georges Blouin was a born diplomat". Ottawa Citizen. 1 January 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ↑ "New ambassadors". Ottawa Citizen. 21 May 1965. p. 3. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ↑ "Diplomats appointed". Calgary Herald. Canadian Press. 12 August 1977. p. 12. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ↑ Best, Patrick (8 September 1979). "Israeli diplomat leaves for retirement". Ottawa Citizen. p. 14. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
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| Diplomatic posts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Fulgence Charpentier |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Cameroon 1965-1967 |
Succeeded by J.E. Thibault |
| Preceded by Fulgence Charpentier |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Central African Republic 1965-1967 |
Succeeded by J.E. Thibault |
| Preceded by Fulgence Charpentier |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Chad 1965-1967 |
Succeeded by J.E. Thibault |
| Preceded by John Clemence Gordon Brown |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Democratic Republic of Congo 1965- |
Succeeded by Daniel Georges Marc Baudouin |
| Preceded by Fulgence Charpentier |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Gabon 1965- |
Succeeded by J.E. Thibault |
| Preceded by Joseph Evremond Ghislain Hardy |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Morocco 1973-1974 |
Succeeded by Daniel Georges Marc Baudouin |
| Preceded by Joseph Evremond Ghislain Hardy |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Spain 1973-1977 |
Succeeded by Jacques Jean Couillard Dupuis |
| Preceded by Saul Forbes Rae |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Netherlands 1979-1983 |
Succeeded by Lawrence Austin Hayne Smith |
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