Québec Government Office in Boston

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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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Québec Government Office in Boston > Services

Services

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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Marie-Claude Francoeur was appointed the Québec Government Delegate in Boston in May 2014. This is her second term in Boston.

Ms. Francoeur formerly served as the Assistant Deputy Minister for Policies, Multilateral and Francophone Affairs and as Acting Chief of Protocol, from 2011 to 2012, at the Québec Ministère des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie.

Ms. Francoeur was also Chief of Staff for the Québec Minister of Transportation and the Minister of 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.

Office of the Delegate

Katy Beaulieu Yung Accounts Payable Associate, Executive Assistant, Missions and Visits +1 617 482 1193 #59812

katy.beaulieu-yung@mri.gouv.qc.ca

Office of the Delegate

Public Affairs

Marie-Josée Duquette Francophone Affairs, Culture, Academic Affairs, Fight Against Radicalization +1 617 482 1193 #59813

marie-josee.duquette@mri.gouv.qc.ca

Public Affairs

Laurence Gagnon Communications +1 617 482 1193 #59819

laurence.gagnon@mri.gouv.qc.ca

Public Affairs

Michael Pizziferri Environment, Energy, Transport electrification, Government Relations, Human Rights and Freedoms +1 617 482 1193 #59828

michael.pizziferri@mri.gouv.qc.ca

Public Affairs

Economic Affairs

Patricia Gruver Scientific Diplomacy : innovation, research, life sciences and institutional partnerships +1 617 482 1193

patricia.gruver@mri.gouv.qc.ca

Economic Affairs

Yann Lamarche Medical technologies, clean technologies, transport electrification, information technologies and expansion projects +1 617 482 1193 #59820

yann.lamarche@mri.gouv.qc.ca

Economic Affairs

Mary Beth Meade Agrifood and consumer goods +1 617 482 1193 #59815

maryelizabeth.meade@mri.gouv.qc.ca

Economic Affairs