Léopold Henri Amyot

Léopold Henri Amyot is a former Canadian diplomat and civil servant. During his diplomatic his career, he served as the Canadian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Morocco. He served as Secretary to the Governor General of Canada and Herald Chancellor of Canada from 1988 to 1990.

Léopold Henri Amyot CVO FRHSC(hon)
Secretary to the Governor General of Canada
In office 1988–1990
Herald Chancellor of Canada
In office 1988–1990
Canadian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Iraq
In office 10 June 1974 – 1977
Preceded by	Jacques Gilles Bruno Gignac
Succeeded by	William Jones
Canadian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Jordan
In office 10 June 1974 – 31 May 1977
Preceded by	Jacques Gilles Bruno Gignac
Succeeded by	Alan William Sullivan (As Chargé d'Affaires)
Canadian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Lebanon
In office 10 June 1974 – 7 January 1976
Preceded by	Jacques Gilles Bruno Gignac
Succeeded by	Alan William Sullivan (As Chargé d'Affaires)
4th Canadian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Syria
In office 10 June 1974 – 7 January 1976
Preceded by	Jacques Gilles Bruno Gignac
Succeeded by	Alan William Sullivan (As Chargé d'Affaires)
Canadian Ambassador to Morocco
In office 13 October 1983 – 1985
Preceded by	Gilles Horace J. Duguay
Succeeded by	Esmond Unwin Butler
Personal details
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation	Diplomat, Civil Servant

Coat of arms

Coat of arms of Léopold Henri Amyot

Notes Granted 28 March 1989. Crest A demi-lion rampant Or bearing in the dexter paw the Baton of Office of the Herald Chancellor of the Canadian Heraldic Authority and under the sinister paw an escutcheon charged with the Arms of Office of the Herald Chancellor. Escutcheon Per fess ogivy Or and Azure in chief semé of maple leaves Gules in base semé of fleurs-de-lys Or. Supporters Upon a compartment composed of waves of the sea ensigning a representation of the rose window of Chartres Cathedral Proper between on the dexter land bearing fir saplings Proper and on the sinister sand Proper charged from the dexter to the sinister of the star of Iraq the star of Morocco the star of Syria all Vert and of the star of Jordan Argent and bearing a cedar of Lebanon sapling Proper dexter a bison Argent accorné and unguled Gules gorged with a collar of maple leaves Gules sinister a bison Argent accorné and unguled Azure gorged with a representation of a traditional Moroccan charafa frieze Vert and Sable. Motto Labor Fidentia (Work Self-Confidence)