Léopold Henri Amyot Explained

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]

Coat of arms

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Canadian Heads of Mission Abroad since 1800 - Posting Dashboard . Government of Canada . 3 November 2024.
  2. Web site: Herald Chancellors . Governor General of Canada . 16 March 2012.
  3. Web site: Léopold Henri Amyot . Canadian Heraldic Authority . 21 September 2023.