Pierre Alarie

Pierre Alarie was the Canadian Ambassador to Mexico, appointed on March 4, 2015, arriving in Mexico in April 2015. He replaced the former Ambassador Sara Hradecky.

Alarie joined the Department of External Affairs in 1982. While in Ottawa, he served as a trade desk officer with the European bureau. He served abroad as first secretary in Santiago, Chile.

In 2009, Alarie became vice president, business development and sales, of the Canadian Commercial Corporation in Ottawa, a federal Crown corporation mandated to facilitate international trade on behalf of Canadian industry, particularly within government markets.

Alarie obtained a master's degree in Public Administration at the College of Europe, Bruges, 1982, and is a certified corporate director and a certified administrator.

Education Alarie obtained a master's degree in Public Administration at the College of Europe, Bruges, 1982.

Personal life He is currently in Mexico with his wife Catherine Genois. He has three children, Philippe, Jack Santiago and Éloïse.