Background
Marchand, J. C. de Montigny was born on March 19, 1936 in St. Jérome, Qué., Canada. Son of Jean-Charles and Françoise (Magnan) Marchand.
Marchand, J. C. de Montigny was born on March 19, 1936 in St. Jérome, Qué., Canada. Son of Jean-Charles and Françoise (Magnan) Marchand.
Bachelor, University Montré, Quebec, Canada, 1955. LL.L., University Montreal, 1959. Postgraduate School Communications, Boston University.
Assistant to director public relations, U. Montreal, 1960-1964;
assistant to the secretary general, U. Montreal, 1964-1965;
executive assistant to the president, U. Montreal, 1965-1967;
secretary general, U. Montreal, 1967-1969;
director research, co-secretary telecom mission, Department Comm., Canada, 1969-1971;
assistant deputy minister (operations), Department Comm., 1971-1974;
senior assistant deputy minister (policy), Department Comm., 1974-1975;
deputy secretary to the cabinet (operations), Privy Council Office, Canada, 1975-1979;
on special assignment to Western Europe, Canada government, Paris, 1979-1980;
associate under-secretary of state for external affairs, Department External Affairs, Canada, 1980-1982;
deputy minister political affairs, Department External Affairs, 1982-1985;
deputy minister committee, Department Comm., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 1985;
deputy minister, Department Energy, Mines & Resources, Canada, 1985-1986;
senior advisor, Privy Council Office, Canada, 1986-1987;
ambassador, permanent representative to, United Nations, Geneva, 1987-1990;
representative, Conference on Disarmament, Geneva, 1987-1990;
under-secretary, Department of External Affairs, Canada, 1990-1991;
ambassador to Italy with additional accreditation to Malta and San Marino, Canada Government, since 1991. Head Canada delegate to Third Plenary Session Intelsat, Washington, 1971, World Administration Radio Conference on Space Communications, Geneva, 1971, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Session United Nations Working Group Direct Broadcasting by satellite, New York and Geneva, 1972, 73, 74. Deputy head Canada delegate to ITUPlenipotentiary Conference, Malaga-Torremolinos, 1973.
President Institute canadien des Affaires publiques, 1967-1968. Director Canadian Overseas Telecomm. Corporation, 1971-1975, Uranium Canada Ltd., 1975-1979.
Board directors National Film Board, 1978-1979, 82-85. Board governors University Ottawa, 1980-1983. Personal representative to P.M. for preparation of Versailles Summit, 1982, Williamsburg Summit, 1983, London Summit, 1984.
Chairman board International Energy Agency, 1986-1987. Member of Five Lakes Fishing.
Children— Julie, Charles, Emmanuelle.