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
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

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.

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

References

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


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