Pierre-André Bissonnette (died 23 December 1989) was a Canadian

diplomat A diplomat (from grc, δίπλωμα; romanized ''diploma'') is a person appointed by a state or an intergovernmental institution such as the United Nations or the European Union to conduct diplomacy with one or more other states or internati ...

. He was concurrently appointed as Acting High Commissioner to

Malaya Malaya refers to a number of historical and current political entities related to what is currently Peninsular Malaysia in Southeast Asia: Political entities * British Malaya (1826–1957), a loose collection of the British colony of the Straits ...

and Malaysia and Chargé d'Affaires a.i. to

Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...

. Bissonnette also served as chairman of the International Joint Commission. In 1989 Bissonnette was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada. He died from cancer two days later.

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Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada Complete List of Posts
Year of birth missing 1989 deaths High commissioners of Canada to Malaysia Ambassadors of Canada to Myanmar Officers of the Order of Canada {{Canada-diplomat-stub