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SUMMARY:Paris, FR: Alumni reception at the Official Residence of Canada in France
DESCRIPTION:His Excellency Mr. Marc Lortie
The Ambassador of Canada to France

cordially invites you to a special reception for University of Toronto Alumni and Friends

Thursday, June 28, 2012
18:00 to 20:00

Official Residence of Canada in France
135, rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré
75008 Paris, France


Biography

H.E. Ambassador Marc Lortie
Marc Lortie, a career diplomat, obtained a specialized B.A. in Political Science (International Relations) at Laval University and joined the Department of External Affairs in 1971. Mr. Lortie served in Tunisia (1973-75) and Washington (1979-83). He was seconded to the Prime Minister’s Office in 1985 where he was in charge of relations with the international media until1987 when he was named Press Secretary. In 1989, he returned to the diplomatic service and served in Paris as Minister-Counsellor for Political Affairs and as Personal Representative of the Prime Minister for La Francophonie. He was named Canadian Ambassador to Chile in 1993 and served in that position until 1997 when he was nominated Fellow at the Centre for International Affairs at Harvard University. Mr. Lortie returned to Ottawa in September 1998 when he was appointed sherpa for the third Summit of the Americas. In 2001, Mr. Lortie was appointed Assistant Deputy Minister for the Americas. He was Ambassador of Canada to Spain from 2004 to 2007 and arrived in Paris in September 2007.
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