Joseph Gilles André Couvrette
André Couvrette (15 January 1934) is a former Canadian diplomat. He 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.
External links
- Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada Complete List of Posts
- Couvrette has written online memoirs available at http://plusdetranger.blogspot.com/.
| Diplomatic posts | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 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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