Pierre Desforges Sam

{{Short description|Haitian diplomat (1925–2019)}}

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| office = Haitian Ambassador to the United States
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| term_start = {{dts|1986|06|23}}

| term_end = {{dts|1989|02|07}}

| predecessor = Adrien Raymond

| successor = Pierre François Benoit

| president = Henri Namphy

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| term_start2 = {{dts|1982|04|30}}

| term_end2 = {{dts|1982|07|12}}

| predecessor2 = René Destin

| successor2 = Rémillot Léveillé

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| birth_place = Saint-Louis-du-Nord, Haiti

| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|05|16|1925|03|23}}

| death_place = Pétion-Ville, Haiti

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| mother = Exantucia Poux

| father = Felix Desforges Sam

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  • 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,.

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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 {{dts|1982|04|30}} to {{dts|1982|07|12}}, he was Minister of Agriculture.
  • From {{dts|1986|06|23}} to {{dts|1989|02|07}}, 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|date=April 2018}}

He died in Pétion-Ville on 16 May 2019, at the age of 94.{{cite web |title=Décès de M. Pierre Desforges Sam |url=https://lenouvelliste.com/annonces/details/78640 |website=Le Nouvelliste |access-date=9 February 2022 |date=22 May 2019}}

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