Jacques Gignac

Background

Gignac, Jacques was born on July 24, 1928 in Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada. Son of James and Jeanne (Gigaire) Gignac.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, College Jean-de-Brebeuf (Montreal), 1948. Postgraduate, Institute Political Sciences (Paris), 1951-1952. Th.L., Catholic U. Paris, 1954, L.Sc.S., 1957.

L.L., LaSorbonne, 1957.

Postgraduate, U. Montreal, 1957-1958.

Career

Professor economy College Ste-Marie, Montreal, 1957-1958. Foreign service officer Department External Affairs, Ottawa, 1958-1959, vice consul, Boston, 1960, second secretary, Paris, 1962-1965, deputy director cultural affairs, Ottawa, 1965-1966, director, cultural affairs, 1967-1970, Canada Ambassador to Lebanon, 1970-1974, Syria,1970, Jordan, 1970, Iraq, 1972, Saudi Arabia, 1973, Tunisia, 1974-1977. Director general Latin American and Caribbean affairs, Ottawa, 1977, assistant under secretary external affairs, Ottawa, 1978-1981, deputy under secretary, 1981, assistant deputy minister, 1982, head of Canada mission to European Communities, ambassador, Brussels, 1982-1986.

Ambassador, permanent representative of Canada to International Orgns. in Vienna, 1986.

Achievements

• Jacques Gignac has been listed as a noteworthy ambassador, diplomat by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Francoise Teisserenc, July 19, 1958. Children: Guillaume, Sebastien, Emmanuel, Marie-Felicite, Marie-Flore.

Father:

James Gignac

Mother:

Jeanne (Gigaire) Gignac

Spouse:

Francoise Teisserenc

child:

Emmanuel Gignac

child:

Marie-Flore Gignac

child:

Sebastien Gignac

child:

Guillaume Gignac

child:

Marie-Felicite Gignac