Background
Sam, Pierre Desforges was born on May 23, 1925 in St. Louis North, Haiti. Son of Felix D. and Exantucia (Poux) Sam.
Sam, Pierre Desforges was born on May 23, 1925 in St. Louis North, Haiti. Son of Felix D. and Exantucia (Poux) Sam.
Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering, University Haiti, 1945. Bachelor of Scientific Agriculture, University Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, 1946. Certification, University New Mexico, 1951.
Student, Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación Agropecuaria, Costa Rica, 1957.
Project manager United States Operations Mission, Gonave, St. Raphael, Haiti, 1945-1953. National supervisor United States Operations Mission Extension, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, 1953-1955. Project. manager SCIPA, Haiti, 1955-1962.
Regional officer United Nations, Rome, 1962-1963. Extension officer Governor of Haiti, Africa, S. American, Africa, 1963-1980. Minister of Planning Governor of Haiti, Port-Au-Prince, 1981-1982, Minister of Agriculture, 1982.
Hatian Ambassador Washington, 1986-1988. Senior consultant, private consultant, manager United States Agency for International Development/Society d'Etudes et de Mise en Valeur, Haiti.
Minister of State, Haiti, 1981-1982. Member United States National Association of Agricultural Engineers, United States Academy of Sciences, Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations)/United Nations International Group on Agricultural Extension, Smithsonian. Clubs: National Press, Washington International Lodges: Rotary.
Married Conceptia Geffrar. Children: Jean-Renaud, Pierre Richard, Marlene, Donald.