Geneviève des Rivières
Canadian diplomat
Geneviève des Rivières is a Canadian political scientist and diplomat.
Biography
Des Rivières was born in the French-speaking province of Quebec, and is married to Paul Brazeau.
She studied political science at the University of Ottawa, earning a master's degree in the same subject.
In 1982, she worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Between 1984 and 1987 she served in the Canadian Mission in Chile. Subsequently, between 1987 and 1990, she was in the mission in Malaysia.
Between 1992 and 1994, des Rivières was deputy director of the Customs and Market Access Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Later, in 1996, she became director of the Corporate Planning and Program Analysis Division.
Between 2004 and 2008 she was Ambassador to Peru, concurrent to Bolivia. From 2009 to 2010 she was Ambassador to Colombia, and in 2011 she presented her credentials as Ambassador to Algeria, a rank she held until 2015.
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