D'Iberville Fortier explained

D'Iberville Fortier
Office:3rd Commissioner of Official Languages
Predecessor:Max Yalden
Successor:Victor Goldbloom
Term Start:1984
Term End:1991
Birth Date:5 February 1926
Birth Place:Montreal, Quebec

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

Career

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".

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Heads of Posts List.