Joseph Gilles André Couvrette
André Couvrette (January 15, 1934 - December 31, 2020) was a Canadian former 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[]
- 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
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