Thursday at a reception held in his honor at the residence of the Ambassador of Chile in Washington, Gérard Latortue, the former acting Prime Minister (February 2004 to June 2006) installed after the exile of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, received by presidential decree of Ms. Michelle Bachelet, the official distinction "Orden al merito de Chile".

This award was presented to him by the Chilean Gabriel Valdes, Chile's Ambassador to the United States and former head of the Minustah (August 2004 to May 2006), for having successfully completed, alongside the President Boniface Alexandre, a transition in Peace, which helped to achieve free, inclusive, transparent elections in February 2006.

S/ HitiLibre