Marc-André Blanchard

Marc-André Blanchard
24th Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations
Assumed office
April 2016
Preceded by Guillermo Rishchynski
Personal details
Nationality Canadian
Profession lawyer

Marc-André Blanchard is a Canadian lawyer and diplomat. On January 16, 2016, he was named as the Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations, effective April 1, 2016.[1][2]

Prior to his appointment, Blanchard was chairman and CEO of McCarthy Tétrault, one of Canada's largest and most prominent law firms,[3] and a former president of the Quebec Liberal Party.[4] He served on Justin Trudeau's transition team following the 2015 election.[1]

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