Roger Rousseau

Roger Rousseau
Roger Rousseau
Ambassador to the Central African Republic
	In office; 1969–1972
Ambassador to Cameroon, Chad, Gabon
	In office; 1970–1972
Ambassador to Dominican Republic, Venezuela
	In office; 1977–1981
High Commissioner to New Zealand, Fiji, Kiribati, Tonga, Tuvalu, Western Samoa
	In office; 1981–1985
President and CEO of the Montreal Olympic Organizing Committee
	In office; 11 September 1972 – 1 August 1976
IOC President	Lord Killanin
Preceded by	Willi Daume
Succeeded by	Ignati Novikov (Official Representative)
Chair of the Montreal Olympic Organizing Committee
	In office; 20 March 1972 – 1978
Preceded by	Committee established
Succeeded by	Position dissolved
Personal details
Born	Charles Odilon Roger Rousseau; 6 February 1921; Trois-Pistoles, Quebec
Died	26 September 1986 (aged 65); Ottawa, Ontario
Nationality	Canadian

Charles Odilon Roger Rousseau, CC (6 February 1921 – 26 September 1986) was a Canadian ambassador, administrator and soldier. He was head of the Montreal Olympic Organizing Committee (COJO) for the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

He served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II, but became a prisoner of war in 1942 until the war's end.^[1]

He was born in Trois-Pistoles, Quebec and died of cancer in Ottawa, Ontario. ^[2]

Diplomatic posts

1969–1972: Ambassador to the Central African Republic
1970–1972: Ambassador to Chad, Gabon, and Cameroon
1977–1981: Ambassador to the Dominican Republic and Venezuela
1981–1985: High Commissioner to New Zealand, Fiji, Kiribati, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Western Samoa

Sporting positions
Preceded by Willi Daume	President of Organizing Committee for Summer Olympic Games 1976	Succeeded by Ignati Novikov

Roger Rousseau

Ambassador to the Central African Republic
In office 1969–1972
Ambassador to Cameroon, Chad, Gabon
In office 1970–1972
Ambassador to Dominican Republic, Venezuela
In office 1977–1981
High Commissioner to New Zealand, Fiji, Kiribati, Tonga, Tuvalu, Western Samoa
In office 1981–1985
President and CEO of the Montreal Olympic Organizing Committee
In office 11 September 1972 – 1 August 1976
IOC President	Lord Killanin
Preceded by	Willi Daume
Succeeded by	Ignati Novikov (Official Representative)
Chair of the Montreal Olympic Organizing Committee
In office 20 March 1972 – 1978
Preceded by	Committee established
Succeeded by	Position dissolved

Personal details
Born	Charles Odilon Roger Rousseau 6 February 1921 Trois-Pistoles, Quebec
Died	26 September 1986 (1986-09-27) (aged 65) Ottawa, Ontario
Nationality	Canadian