Pierre Alarie

Pierre Alarie
25th Canadian Ambassador to the United States of Mexico
Assumed office
June 19, 2015
Governor General David Johnston
Prime Minister Stephen Harper
Justin Trudeau
Preceded by Sara Hradecky

Pierre Alarie is the Canadian Ambassador to Mexico. He was appointed on March 4, 2015,[1] arriving in Mexico in April 2015.[2] He replaced the former Ambassador Sara Hradecky.[3]

Alarie joined the Department of External Affairs in 1982. While in Ottawa, he served as a trade desk officer with the European bureau. He served abroad as first secretary in Santiago, Chile.[2]

After his assignment in Chile, Mr. Alarie joined the private sector. Between 1991 and 1993, Mr. Alarie was vice-president, business development of Bombardier’s transportation group, and in 1994 he became vice-president, business development, for SNC-Lavalin International in Mexico City. Subsequently, Mr. Alarie was the managing director, Latin America, for the real estate subsidiary of the Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec. In 1998, he joined the Bank of Nova Scotia as country representative in Mexico City, a position he held until 2004. In 2004 and 2005, Mr. Alarie was director, mergers and acquisitions, with Hydro-Québec International. Between 2006 and 2009 he acted as adviser for several Canadian companies including Brookfield Renewable Energy Group, a manager of renewable energy power platforms.[4]

In 2009, Mr. Alarie became vice president, business development and sales, of the Canadian Commercial Corporation [5]in Ottawa, a federal Crown corporation mandated to facilitate international trade on behalf of Canadian industry, particularly within government markets.[6]

Mr. Alarie obtained a Master’s degree in Public Administration at the College of Europe, Bruges, 1982, and is a certified corporate director and a certified administrator.[2]

Education

Alarie obtained a Master’s degree in Public Administration at the College of Europe, Bruges, 1982.[7]

Personal Life

He is currently in Mexico with his wife Catherine Genois. He has three children, Philippe, Jack Santiago and Eloïse.[8]

References

  1. "Pierre Alarie appointed as Canada's new ambassador to Mexico". twitter.com.
  2. 1 2 3 "Ambassador Pierre Alarie". www.canadainternational.gc.ca.
  3. México, El Universal, Compañia Periodística Nacional. "Canada appoints new ambassador to Mexico". El Universal. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
  4. "Canada names new Mexican ambassador". Mexico News Daily. 2015-03-05. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
  5. "Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) Annual Report 09-10" (PDF). www.ccc.ca/. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
  6. Corporation, Canadian Commercial. "About CCC Canadian Commercial Corporation". www.ccc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
  7. Government of Canada, Foreign Affairs Trade and Development Canada (2008-03-12). "Ambassador's Message". Retrieved 2016-10-19.
  8. Ambassador's Message
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