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.

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 PresidentLord Killanin
Preceded byWilli Daume
Succeeded byIgnati Novikov (Official Representative)
Chair of the Montreal Olympic Organizing Committee
In office
20 March 1972 – 1978
Preceded byCommittee established
Succeeded byPosition dissolved
Personal details
Born
Charles Odilon Roger Rousseau

6 February 1921
Trois-Pistoles, Quebec
Died26 September 1986 (1986-09-27) (aged 65)
Ottawa, Ontario
NationalityCanadian

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

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References

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  1. ^ (in French) National Archives of Canada listing for documents relating to Roger Rousseau
  2. ^ "Envoy Roger Rousseau headed 1976 Olympics (obituary)". Toronto Star. 28 September 1986. pp. A20. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by President of Organizing Committee for Summer Olympic Games
1976
Succeeded by