Roger Rousseau

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 President	Lord Killanin
Preceded by	Willi Daume
Succeeded by	Ignati Novikov (Official Representative)
Chair of the Montreal Olympic Organizing Committee
In office 20 March 1972 – 1978
Preceded by	Committee established
Succeeded by	Position dissolved
Personal details
Born	Charles Odilon Roger Rousseau 6 February 1921 Trois-Pistoles, Quebec
Died	26 September 1986 (1986-09-27) (aged 65) Ottawa, Ontario
Nationality	Canadian

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.

He was born in Trois-Pistoles, Quebec and died of cancer in Ottawa, Ontario.

Diplomatic posts

• 1969–1972: Ambassador to the Central African Republic
• 1970–1972: Ambassador to Chad, Gabon, and Cameroon
• 1977–1981: Ambassador to the Dominican Republic and Venezuela
• 1981–1985: High Commissioner to New Zealand, Fiji, Kiribati, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Western Samoa