Roger Rousseau
Charles Odilon Roger Rousseau, CC (6 February 1921 – 26 September 1986) was a Canadian ambassador, administrator and soldier. He was head of the Montreal Olympic Organizing Committee (COJO) for the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.
Roger Rousseau | |
|---|---|
| Ambassador to the Central African Republic | |
| In office 1969–1972 | |
| Ambassador to Cameroon, Chad, Gabon | |
| In office 1970–1972 | |
| Ambassador to Dominican Republic, Venezuela | |
| In office 1977–1981 | |
| High Commissioner to New Zealand, Fiji, Kiribati, Tonga, Tuvalu, Western Samoa | |
| In office 1981–1985 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Odilon Roger Rousseau 6 February 1921 Trois-Pistoles, Quebec |
| Died | 26 September 1986 (aged 65) Ottawa, Ontario |
| Nationality | Canadian |
He served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II, but became a prisoner of war in 1942 until the war's end.[1]
He was born in Trois-Pistoles, Quebec and died of cancer in Ottawa, Ontario. [2]
Diplomatic posts
- 1969–1972: Ambassador to the Central African Republic
- 1970–1972: Ambassador to Chad, Gabon, and Cameroon
- 1977–1981: Ambassador to the Dominican Republic and Venezuela
- 1981–1985: High Commissioner to New Zealand, Fiji, Kiribati, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Western Samoa
References
- (in French) National Archives of Canada listing for documents relating to Roger Rousseau
- "Envoy Roger Rousseau headed 1976 Olympics (obituary)". Toronto Star. 28 September 1986. pp. A20.
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