CG and Mrs. VanKoughnett celebrate Quebec’s National Day

Quebec Consul General Hale VanKoughnett with Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard. Credit US Consulate Quebec.

Quebec Consul General Hale VanKoughnett and his wife joined Quebec Premier Couillard and his wife, Suzanne Pilote, in celebrating St-Jean Baptiste Day, Quebec’s national day, on June 24. The province’s official reception was held at the Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Quebec, which inaugurated a stunning new building of modern art, the Pierre Lassonde Pavillion, on the same day.