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Québec has maintained an office in New England since 1970, recognizing the region’s importance as a neighbour and a partner in a wide array of sectors.

The Québec Government Office in Boston’s mandate is to defend and promote Québec’s interests throughout the region and to foster economic, political, artistic, academic and institutional exchanges with the six New England states.

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Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.

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The World at Our Table August 19, 2022 Earlier this summer, the Québec Government launched its Plan d'action pour la promotion internationale de l'agrotourisme et du tourisme gourmand 2022-2025 (2022-2025 Action Plan for the International Promotion of Agritourism and Food Tourism), also known as “The World at Our Table”.

HIRING: Commercial Attaché: Life Sciences & Innovation June 1, 2022 The Québec Government Office in Boston is looking for a Commercial Attaché covering the Life Sciences & Innovation industries.

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Public Affairs

Maintain strong bilateral relations between the governments of Québec and of the New England states.
Organize political missions in sectors of shared interest such as energy, transportation and the environment.
Provide information on Québec to the general public, businesses, government, opinion leaders and the media.
Monitor regional issues and legislative development of interest to Québec.
Coordinate Québec’s Francophonie initiatives among the region’s Francophone and Francophile communities.
Promote Québec studies and Québec culture in New England universities and develop relations between these institutions and potential Québec partners.
Support and promote appearances and exhibitions by Québec artists on the territory and by artists from New England at cultural events in Québec.

Economic Affairs

Promote Québec’s industries and sectors of excellence.
Assist Québec exporters in seeking and identifying appropriate distribution channels (retailers, distributors, representatives, manufacturing agents, etc.).
Provide Québec exporters with strategic information and guidance pertaining to markets and regulations.
Assist companies seeking partners for joint ventures, strategic alliances, scientific collaborations and technology transfers.
Promote US investments in Québec.
Organize trade missions on the occasion of major trade shows and economic events on the territory.

Québec Government Office in Boston > Staff

Staff

Marie-Claude Francoeur Delegate +1 617 482 1193 marie-claude.francoeur@mri.gouv.qc.ca Biography

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Ms. Marie-Claude Francoeur was appointed as Québec’s Delegate to Boston in May 2014 and serves as Québec’s representative in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. This is her second term in Boston.

Ms. Francoeur formerly served as the Assistant Deputy Minister for Policies, Multilateral and Francophone Affairs at the Ministère des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie du Québec and as Acting Chief of Protocol for the Government of Québec.

Ms. Francoeur was also Chief of Staff for the Québec Ministers of Transportation and Labour. Throughout her career, Ms. Francoeur has worked to shape and promote Québec’s policies on climate change, labor, transportation, energy and francophonie, both at home and internationally.

Ms. Francoeur holds masters’ degrees in both public administration and international relations from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University, as well as a bachelor’s degree in applied sciences from Laval University in Québec and a certificate in advanced management from the McGill Executive Institute. Ms. Francoeur has also completed the Senior Managers in Government program at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.

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