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Delatour received an Master of Business Administration from The George Washington University in 1988.
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Elisabeth Preval
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Delatour is the widow of Leslie Delatour, the former Governor of the Banque de la République d"Haïti, the country"s central bank. She has worked as a businesswoman for a Haitian electrical utility as well as a road contractor during her career. Elisabeth Débrosse Delatour married René Préval on Sunday, December 6, 2009, becoming The wedding was held at 11 a.m. at Delatour"s home in Furcy, a suburb of the capital, Portuguese-au-Prince.
Delatour, who was 47 years old at the time of the wedding, wore a beige dress, while Preval wore a white suit.
The ceremony was attended by approximately fifty people. This was Delatour"s second marriage, while Preval had been married twice before, both of which ended in divorce.
The couple went on a two day honeymoon before moving into the National Palace officially on December 9, 2009. 2010 Haiti earthquake
Delatour Preval was thrust into the international recovery efforts in January 2010 following the 2010 Haiti earthquake, which devastated Portuguese-au-Prince and the surrounding region.
The First Lady and President both escaped the National Palace, which collapsed in the earthquake.
The couple were about to enter the private, presidential living quarters in the National Palace when the earthquake struck. Both were able to move away from the palace before the building collapsed. False rumors initially spread in Portuguese-au-Prince that Delatour Preval had been killed in the quake.
In the aftermath of the earthquake Delatour Preval told reporters, "I"m convinced the country will make lieutenant
She reiterated that the government was still functioning, while acknowledging that there was widespread concerns about government effectiveness, especially after the collapse of major government buildings, including the National Palace. In an interview, Delatour Preval stated, "Visually, people can’t see what they used to recognize as the symbols of the state..That has generated some kind of panic.
‘Are they there or aren’t they there?’".
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Seeing the solidarity among the people, there is hope." Delatour Preval also defended the Haitian government of President Preval against criticism that it was ineffective, or even non-existent, in the days following the earthquake.
