Hubert Guerin

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Quirin Marie Hubert Guerin (25 January 1896 – 17 December 1986)[1] was a French diplomat and military officer. He served as an ambassador to Canada (1949 – 1955), Brazil (1946 – 1949) and the Netherlands (1945 – 1946), and represented the exiled French Committee of National Liberation during World War II.

Early career

Before entering France's diplomatic corps, Guerin served in the French Army in World War I. He was awarded the Croix de Guerre for his service and shortly after the war was appointed as a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour. After the war he joined the diplomatic service where he was promoted through the ranks until, in 1943, he joined the exiled anti-Nazi French Committee of National Liberation in Algiers, led by Charles de Gaulle. In 1944, he was appointed as the Committee's representative to the Holy See.[2] According to historian Peter C. Kent, the Vatican's receipt of Guerin as an envoy at the time of the Allied landings in France marked "a striking deviation from traditional Vatican practice which would not normally give official recognition to wartime changes of territory and government".[3]

Career as an ambassador

Guerin was appointed as France's ambassador to the Netherlands in 1945. In 1946, he was appointed to Brazil. During his tenure in

Keys to the city of Ottawa.[2][4]

References

  1. ^ "GUERIN Quirin Marie Hubert". Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "New French Ambassador". Ottawa Citizen. Postmedia Network. 27 July 1949. p. 18. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
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  4. ^ Cross, Austin F. (12 September 1955). "Mayor Presents Guerin With Keys To The City". Ottawa Citizen. Postmedia Network. p. 16. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
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