Raymond Joseph
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Raymond Alcide Joseph (born August 31, 1931) is a Haitian diplomat, journalist, political activist and author. He was the Haitian ambassador to the United States from 2005 to 2010, and he resigned to be considered for candidacy in the 2010 Haitian presidential election. He is founder of the largest Haitian newspaper Haïti Observateur, based out of Brooklyn, New York, that circulates not only for the Haitian diaspora but in Haiti as well. He infamously ran an informant operation of sources surrounding, in, and out of the presidential palace in Haiti during the Duvalier authoritarian years, that leaked information for him to report, all while avoiding an attempt on his life.
Raymond Alcide Joseph | |
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Haitian Ambassador to the United States | |
In office 2005–2010 | |
Preceded by | Jean Casimir |
Succeeded by | Louis Harold Joseph |
Personal details | |
Born | (1931-08-31) August 31, 1931 (age 92) San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic |
Citizenship | Haiti |
Alma mater | Wheaton College, University of Chicago |