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Roger Ménard

Director

XL Building, Plateau, 7^th floor
24 BP 90 Abidjan 24
Côte d’Ivoire

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+225 27 20 20 40 15

qc.abidjan@mri.gouv.qc.ca

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The Québec Government Office in Abidjan promotes Québec’s expertise in priority sectors for Côte d’Ivoire, especially in education, professional and technical training, the environment, agriculture, infrastructure, institution building and state modernization.

The Québec Government Office in Abidjan fosters the success of Québec companies and organizations wishing to position themselves in Côte d’Ivoire and English-speaking countries in West Africa.

Covered territories

Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ghana and Nigeria.

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Cooperation and public affairs

Promote Quebec’s expertise in priority sectors for the territory, particularly in education, technical and professional training, food safety, sustainable development, agriculture, infrastructure, institution building and state modernization.
Present and promote all aspects of Québec to its clienteles in the territory by disseminating information and providing advice.
Coordinate public affairs and educational activities.
Support Québec international cooperation organizations working in international solidarity.

Economic affairs

Support companies in their search for markets or partnerships in collaboration with the Ministère de l’Économie, de la Science et de l’Innovation.
Promote Québec as an economic and trading partner.
Support trade missions from Québec.
Support Québec’s investment prospecting efforts.
Maintain an economic and strategic watch.
Develop ties with economic institutions and operators.

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Roger Ménard Director +225 27 20 20 40 15 qc.abidjan@mri.gouv.qc.ca Biography

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Roger Ménard has held the position of Director of the Québec Government Office in Abidjan since September 7, 2021. Within the scope of his duties, he oversees promoting Québec’s interests in several territories, namely Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Liberia.

Mr. Ménard was previously Director General at the Société d’habitation du Québec (SHQ), where he was responsible for managing and developing housing programs, negotiating and implementing Canada-Québec housing agreements and handling international dossiers, including that of the Réseau Habitat et Francophonie where he was a member of the board of directors for several years.

After embarking on his career in 1987 as a professor of economics at the college level, he served as a consultant for a private firm where he was involved in conducting socio-economic studies in West Africa on behalf of the World Bank (Guinea and Guinea-Bissau).

Mr. Ménard joined the Government of Québec in 1989 as an economist. Since then, he has held a number of positions, including Director of Economic and Policy Analysis and Director of Planning and Policy at the Ministère des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie (2007-2015). He also worked for many years in Canadian intergovernmental relations at the SHQ and the Ministère du Conseil exécutif.

He holds a master’s degree in economics from the Université de Montréal and did bachelor’s degree studies at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières and the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.

Administration

Dihameu Edwige Gbailly Administrative assistant +225 27 20 20 40 15 #54212

dihameuedwige.gbailly@mri.gouv.qc.ca

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Cooperation and public affairs

Adam Kalapo Cooperation and public affairs attachée +225 27 20 20 40 15 #54214

adam.kalapo@mri.gouv.qc.ca

Economic affairs

Sahindou Bamba Business Development Manager +225 27 20 20 40 15 #54216

sahindou.bamba@mri.gouv.qc.ca