Pierre Dupuy (Canadian diplomat)

Pierre Dupuy (Canadian diplomat)

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office = Commissioner General Expo 67
term_start = 1963
term_end = 1968
predecessor = Paul Bienvenue
successor = none
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office2 = Ambassador to France
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term_end2 = 1963
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office3 = Ambassador to Italy
term_start3 = 1952
term_end3 = 1958
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birth_date = 1896
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death_date = May 21, 1969
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occupation = Diplomat
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Pierre Dupuy CC (1896 — May 21, 1969) was a Canadian diplomat. His most noted achievement was as the Commissioner General of Expo 67.

Early life

Dupuy was born in Montreal, in 1896. He studied law and international law at the Université de Montréal and at the Sorbonne in Paris.

Diplomatic career

In 1922 he joined the department of External Affairs working in Paris. During World War II Canada, unlike Britain, did not break off relation is the Vichy regime in France. The minister, Georges Vanier, fled to London, but technicially he was still accredited with the French government. As his charge d'affairs, Dupuy was asked by the Canadian and British governments to go on intelligence-gathering missions to Vichy France. He visited France three times between November 1940 and July 1941, and reported back to the Allies. After Canada broke off relations with Vichy on November 9, 1942, he stayed in London to represent Canadian interests with the Allied governments-in-exile.

From 1945 until 1952 he was minister to the Netherlands. From 1952 until 1958 he was ambassador to Italy and from 1958 until his retirement in 1963 he was ambassador to France.

Expo 67

In 1963, he was named Commissioner General of Expo 67. He was responsible for getting foreign nations to participate in the Expo. On April 27, 1967, Expo 67 opened on time and with the largest number of foreign nations participating in a World's Fair to that time: a testament to his persistence and skill as a diplomat and manager.

In 1967 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada.

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