Léopold Henri Amyot | |
Nationality: | Canadian |
Occupation: | Diplomat, Civil Servant |
Office1: | Secretary to the Governor General of Canada |
Term Start1: | 1988 |
Term End1: | 1990 |
Predecessor1: | Esmond Unwin Butler |
Successor1: | Judith A. LaRocque |
Governor General1: | Jeanne Sauvé |
Office2: | Herald Chancellor of Canada |
Term Start2: | 1988 |
Term End2: | 1990 |
Office3: | Canadian Ambassador to Morocco |
Predecessor3: | Gilles Horace J. Duguay |
Successor3: | Esmond Unwin Butler |
Term Start3: | 13 October 1983 |
Term End3: | 1985 |
Monarch3: | Elizabeth II |
Primeminister3: | |
Office4: | Canadian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Iraq |
Predecessor4: | Jacques Gilles Bruno Gignac |
Successor4: | William Jones |
Term Start4: | 10 June 1974 |
Term End4: | 1977 |
Monarch4: | Elizabeth II |
Primeminister4: | Pierre Trudeau |
Office5: | Canadian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Jordan |
Predecessor5: | Jacques Gilles Bruno Gignac |
Successor5: | Alan William Sullivan |
Term Start5: | 10 June 1974 |
Term End5: | 31 May 1977 |
Monarch5: | Elizabeth II |
Primeminister5: | Pierre Trudeau |
Office6: | Canadian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Lebanon |
Predecessor6: | Jacques Gilles Bruno Gignac |
Successor6: | Alan William Sullivan |
Term Start6: | 10 June 1974 |
Term End6: | 7 January 1976 |
Monarch6: | Elizabeth II |
Primeminister6: | Pierre Trudeau |
Office7: | Canadian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Syria |
Predecessor7: | Jacques Gilles Bruno Gignac |
Successor7: | Alan William Sullivan |
Term Start7: | 10 June 1974 |
Term End7: | 7 January 1976 |
Order7: | 4th |
Monarch7: | Elizabeth II |
Primeminister7: | Pierre Trudeau |
Léopold Henri Amyot is a former Canadian diplomat and civil servant. During his diplomatic his career, he served as the Canadian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Morocco.[1] He served as Secretary to the Governor General of Canada and Herald Chancellor of Canada from 1988 to 1990.[2]
Escutcheon: | Per fess ogivy Or and Azure in chief semé of maple leaves Gules in base semé of fleurs-de-lys Or. |
Crest: | A demi-lion rampant Or bearing in the dexter paw the Baton of Office of the Herald Chancellor of the Canadian Heraldic Authority and under the sinister paw an escutcheon charged with the Arms of Office of the Herald Chancellor. |
Motto: | Labor Fidentia (Work Self-Confidence) |
Notes: | Granted 28 March 1989.[3] |
Supporters: | Upon a compartment composed of waves of the sea ensigning a representation of the rose window of Chartres Cathedral Proper between on the dexter land bearing fir saplings Proper and on the sinister sand Proper charged from the dexter to the sinister of the star of Iraq the star of Morocco the star of Syria all Vert and of the star of Jordan Argent and bearing a cedar of Lebanon sapling Proper dexter a bison Argent accorné and unguled Gules gorged with a collar of maple leaves Gules sinister a bison Argent accorné and unguled Azure gorged with a representation of a traditional Moroccan charafa frieze Vert and Sable. |