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D'Iberville Fortier

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D'Iberville Fortier
3rd Commissioner of Official Languages
In office
1984–1991
Preceded byMax Yalden
Succeeded byVictor Goldbloom
Personal details
Born(1926-02-05)February 5, 1926
Montreal, Quebec
DiedApril 22, 2006(2006-04-22) (aged 80)

D'Iberville Fortier, OC (February 5, 1926 – April 22, 2006) was a Canadian diplomat and public servant.

Career

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A career diplomat, his service spanned the years 1952 to 1984. During this time, he was the Canadian ambassador to: Libya, Tunisia, Italy, Luxembourg, and Belgium. In addition, he was the High Commissioner to Malta and the Acting Canadian Commissioner at the ICSC for Cambodia.[1]

From 1984 to 1991, he was the third Commissioner of Official Languages.

In 2000, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in recognition of being "a public servant and a diplomat highly respected in the international community".[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Heads of Posts List".
  2. ^ Order of Canada citation
Government offices
Preceded by Commissioner of Official Languages
1984–1991
Succeeded by