André Liautaud

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André Liautaud
Haitian Ambassador to the United States
In office
July 14, 1941 – October 17, 1945
Preceded byFernand Dennis
Succeeded byJacques Carmeleau Antoine
Haitian Minister of Public Health [fr]
In office
October 30, 1945 – January 11, 1946
Succeeded byBenoit Alexandre
Personal details
Born(1906-10-01)October 1, 1906
Port-au-Prince
DiedJuly 26, 1951(1951-07-26) (aged 45)
Port-au-Prince
SpouseYvonee Prezeau
Parents
  • Emmanuel A. Dreyfus (father)
  • Eugenie Liautaud (mother)
Alma mater
  • 1924:Graduated Institute Saint Louis de Gonzague
  • 1925:Ecole Centrale d'Agriculture.
  • 1930:Bachelor of Science, Teachers College, Columbia University.

André Liautaud (October 1, 1906 – July 26, 1951) was a Haitian diplomat and politician.

  • From 1925 to 1928, he was director of a farm school.
  • From 1928 to 1938, he was assistant director of rural education.
  • From 1938 to 1941, he was commissioner general for a land settlement project.
  • From 1941 to 1942, he was director of rural education.
  • In 1942, he was under-secretary of finance, commerce and industry.
  • On July 1, 1941 he was appointed minister plenipotentiary to Washington, D.C., where he was accredited on November 25, 1942.
  • On May 4, 1943 the legation was upgraded to embassy.
  • On April 19, 1943 he was designated ambassador and accredited on May 4, 1943.
  • From February to March 1945 he was delegate to the Pan-American Conference on the Problems of War and Peace, in Chapultepec.
  • From April 25, 1945, to June 26, 1945, he participated on the United Nations Conference on International Organization in San Francisco.
  • From October 30, 1945, to January 11, 1946 ,he was Haitian Minister of Public Health in Port-au-Prince.[1]

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