Yves Gagnon

Yves M. Gagnon (born 1947) is a Canadian diplomat and businessman. During his career at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, he was the ambassador to Morocco, Venezuela and the Dominican Republic, and Argentina and Paraguay.
Early life and family
Gagnon was born in Saint-Urbain, Quebec in 1947. He was the fourth of ten children of Georges-Henri Gagnon (1920-2009) and Alma Tremblay (born 1919). His father served in World War II and was later an inventor, builder, professor, and sculptor. His mother was a professor and entrepreneur. She also served on Canada's National Advisor Board on Social Affairs, the board of Regional Hospital, and Local Center for Social Service.
Education
Gagnon studied political science and economics at Laval University in Quebec City. He attended graduate school at the in Paris, France.
Career
Early in his career, Gagnon was an assistant to Gérard Pelletier and Lucien Bouchard.
From 1988 to 1991, Gagnon was Vice President of the Petro-Canada International Assistance Corporation.
He served as ambassador from Canada to Venezuela and the Dominican Republic from 1995 to 1998, ambassador from Canada to Morocco from 2001 to 2004, and ambassador from Canada to Argentina and Paraguay from 2004 to 2007.
Throughout his career in the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Gagnon also worked in Guatemala and France. He also served as the department's director of the Media Relation Office for four years.
Gagnon represented Canada at the Bureau of International Expositions.
He was a member of the Board of Directors for the Canada-USA Fulbright Foundation and of the Association for the Export of Canadian Books. He was the Chairperson of three bi-national Chambers of Commerce.

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