Marc-André Blanchard
Marc-André Blanchard is a Canadian lawyer and diplomat. On January 16, 2016, he was named as the Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations, effective April 1, 2016. On May 3, 2018 he was named as Canada's Representative to the Ismaili Imamat, an announcement coinciding with the Canadian Diamond Jubilee visit of the Aga Khan.
In 2017, he was named as a member of Canada's North American Free Trade Agreement Council.
Prior to his appointment, Blanchard was chairman and CEO of McCarthy Tétrault, one of Canada's largest law firms, and a former president of the Quebec Liberal Party. He served on Justin Trudeau's transition team following the 2015 election.
In 2013, Blanchard was named among the 25 most influential lawyers in Canada by Canadian Lawyer Magazine, and Catalyst Canada awarded him the CEO Recognition Award for his leadership in gender diversity.
In 2016, Blanchard was awarded Advocatus Emeritus by the Quebec Bar Association. Blanchard is a graduate of the Université de Montréal, the London School of Economics and Columbia University.
