Joseph Gilles André Couvrette
Joseph Gilles André Couvrette | |
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| Canadian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Greece | |
| In office 29 March 1985 – 16 August 1989 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Brian Mulroney |
| Preceded by | Edward Henry Woodford (As Chargé d'Affaires) |
| Succeeded by | Ernest Hébert |
| Canadian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Sweden | |
| In office 5 February 1981 – 9 December 1983 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Kenneth Charles Brown |
| Succeeded by | William Thomas Delworth |
| 5th Canadian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Jordan | |
| In office 31 August 1977 – 1 December 1978 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Howard Barham Singleton (As Chargé d'Affaires) |
| Succeeded by | Théodore Jean Arcand |
| Canadian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Lebanon | |
| In office 31 August 1977 – 27 September 1978 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Howard Barham Singleton (As Chargé d'Affaires) |
| Succeeded by | Théodore Jean Arcand |
| 5th Canadian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Syria | |
| In office 31 August 1977 – 27 September 1978 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Howard Barham Singleton (As Chargé d'Affaires) |
| Succeeded by | Théodore Jean Arcand |
| 1st Canadian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Cabo Verde | |
| In office 20 July 1976 – 23 July 1977 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Jacques J.A. Asselin |
| 1st Canadian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Guinea-Bissau | |
| In office 24 April 1975 – 23 July 1977 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Jacques J.A. Asselin |
| 5th Canadian High Commissioner to The Gambia | |
| In office 10 June 1974 – 1977[citation needed] | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Raoul Jean Grenier |
| Succeeded by | Jacques J.A. Asselin |
| 8th Canadian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Guinea | |
| In office 10 June 1974 – 1977[citation needed] | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Raoul Jean Grenier |
| Succeeded by | Jacques J.A. Asselin |
| 4th Canadian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Mali | |
| In office 10 June 1974 – 16 June 1976 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Raoul Jean Grenier |
| Succeeded by | Michel de Goumois |
| 4th Canadian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Mauritania | |
| In office 10 June 1974 – 23 July 1977 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Raoul Jean Grenier |
| Succeeded by | Jacques J.A. Asselin |
| 6th Canadian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Senegal | |
| In office 10 June 1974 – 23 July 1977 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Raoul Jean Grenier |
| Succeeded by | Gabriel-Marie Frédéric Lessard (As Chargé d'Affaires) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 January 1934 Outremont, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | 31 December 2020 (aged 86) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Spouse | Micheline Couvrette |
| Children | 4 |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Joseph Gilles André Couvrette (15 January 1934 – 31 December 2020) was a Canadian diplomat who held several international postings.
He served as Canada’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to various countries, as well as High Commissioner to The Gambia.[1]
Early life and family
[edit]Couvrette was born on 15 January 1934 in Outremont, Quebec, Canada, to businessman and former mayor of Outremont, Bernard Couvrette, and Myrielle Chartrand.[2] He later married Micheline Couvrette, with whom he had four children: Louis, Michel, Anne-Marie, and Philippe.[2]
Career
[edit]Couvrette’s diplomatic career began in 1959 with his first posting to Rome, Italy, where he served until 1962. He subsequently held assignments in Lagos, Nigeria (1965–1967), and Paris, France (1967–1968).[2] His first ambassadorship was in Dakar, Senegal, where he was accredited to multiple countries, including Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Cape Verde, and Guinea-Bissau.[1] He was then appointed Ambassador to Beirut, Lebanon, concurrently serving as ambassador to Jordan and Syria.[1] Later assignments included ambassadorial roles in Stockholm, Sweden, and Athens, Greece,[1] marking the end of his international career.[2]
In Canada, Couvrette held prominent roles, including Chief of Protocol and Assistant Under Secretary of State for External Affairs, where he oversaw diplomatic protocols and international relations.[citation needed]
Death
[edit]Couvrette dies on 31 December 2020, at the age of 86, at the Hôpital Élizabeth-Bruyère in Ottawa.[2] His family held a visitation at the Complexe Alfred Dallaire Memoria on 8 January 2021, with a funeral at St-Viateur d'Outremont Church on a later date.[2]