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Pierre Desforges Sam

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Pierre Desforges Sam
Haitian Ambassador to the United States
from  Haiti
to  United States
In office
June 23, 1986 – February 7, 1989
PresidentHenri Namphy
Preceded byAdrien Raymond
Succeeded byPierre François Benoit
Haitian Minister of Agriculture [fr]
In office
April 30, 1982 – July 12, 1982
Preceded byRené Destin
Succeeded byRémillot Léveillé
Personal details
Born(1925-03-23)March 23, 1925
Saint-Louis-du-Nord, Haiti
DiedMay 16, 2019(2019-05-16) (aged 94)
Pétion-Ville, Haiti
Parents
  • Felix Desforges Sam (father)
  • Exantucia Poux (mother)
Alma mater
  • 1945: Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering, University Haiti,. 1946 1946: Bachelor of Scientific Agriculture, University Mayaguez, Puerto Rico,.
  • 1951: Certification, University New Mexico,.
  • 1957: he was Student, Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación Agropecuaria, Costa Rica,.

Pierre Desforges Sam (23 March 1925 – 16 May 2019) was a Haitian diplomat.

Life and career

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Desforges Sam was born in Saint-Louis-du-Nord on 23 March 1925.

  • From 1945 to 1953, he was Project manager of the United States Operations Mission, Gonâve, Saint-Raphaël, Haiti.
  • From 1953 to 1955, he was National supervisor United States Operations Mission Extension, Port-au-Prince.
  • From 1955 to 1962, he was Project manager of the Service Coopératif Interaméricain de Production Agricole in Haiti.
  • From 1962 to 1963, he was Regional officer United Nations, Rome.
  • From 1963 to 1980, he was Extension officer Governor of Haiti, Africa, South American, Africa.
  • From 1981 to 1982, he was Minister of Planning Governor of Haiti, Port-au-Prince.
  • From April 30, 1982 to July 12, 1982, he was Minister of Agriculture.
  • From June 23, 1986 to February 7, 1989, he was Haitian Ambassador in Washington, D.C.
  • He was a senior consultant, private consultant, manager employed from the United States Agency for International Development/Society d'Etudes et de Mise en Valeur, Haiti.[citation needed]

He died in Pétion-Ville on 16 May 2019, at the age of 94.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Décès de M. Pierre Desforges Sam". Le Nouvelliste. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2022.