Joseph Gilles André Couvrette
André Couvrette (January 15, 1934 - December 31, 2020) was a Canadian diplomat.
André Couvrette was the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Sweden, and Greece. Before his first ambassadorship, he was posted to Rome, Italy (1959–1962), Lagos, Nigeria (1965–1967), and Paris, France (1967–1968). In his home country, he was Chief of Protocol and Assistant Under Secretary of State for External Affairs.
He was also High Commissioner to The Gambia.
He was the son of businessman and former mayor of Outremont Bernard Couvrette and Myrielle Chartrand and brother Lucie, Yves, and Jean-Jacques. He married Micheline Couvrette in 1958 and had three sons and one daughter.
He passed at the age of 86 on December 31, 2020, surrounded by his children.
External links[edit]
- Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada Complete List of Posts
- Couvrette has written online memoirs available in French at http://plusdetranger.blogspot.com/ and at blurb.ca
Diplomatic posts
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Preceded by Raoul Grenier |
High Commissioner to The Gambia 1974-1976 |
Succeeded by Jacques J.A. Asselin |
Preceded by Raoul Grenier |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Guinea 1974-1976 |
Succeeded by Jacques J.A. Asselin |
Preceded by Raoul Grenier |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Mali 1974-1976 |
Succeeded by Jacques J.A. Asselin |
Preceded by Raoul Grenier |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Mauritania 1974-1977 |
Succeeded by Jacques J.A. Asselin |
Preceded by Raoul Jean Grenier |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Senegal 1974-1977 |
Succeeded by Gabriel-Marie Frédéric Lessard |
Preceded by Raoul Grenier |
High Commissioner to The Gambia 1974-1975 |
Succeeded by Jacques J.A. Asselin |
Preceded by Raoul Grenier |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Guinea-Bissau 1975-1977 |
Succeeded by Jacques J.A. Asselin |
Preceded by Raoul Grenier |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Cape Verde 1976-1977 |
Succeeded by Jacques J.A. Asselin |
Preceded by Léopold Henri Amyot |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Syria 1977-1978 |
Succeeded by Théodore Jean Arcand |
Preceded by Léopold Henri Amyot |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Jordan 1978-1978 |
Succeeded by Théodore Jean Arcand |
Preceded by Howard Barham Singleton |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Lebanon 1977-1978 |
Succeeded by Théodore Jean Arcand |
Preceded by Kenneth Charles Brown |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Sweden 1981-1983 |
Succeeded by Thomas Delworth |
Preceded by Edward Henry Woodford |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Greece 1985-1989 |
Succeeded by Ernest Hébert |
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- 1934 births
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- Ambassadors of Canada to Guinea
- Ambassadors of Canada to Mali
- Ambassadors of Canada to Mauritania
- Ambassadors of Canada to Senegal
- High Commissioners of Canada to the Gambia
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- Ambassadors of Canada to Cape Verde
- Ambassadors of Canada to Jordan
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