Leslie Voltaire

As a lifelong democracy advocate, Mr. Leslie Voltaire has held several high level positions in government since the 1990s: Minister of Education, Minister of Haitians Living Abroad, Special Envoy to the UN, Chief of Staff to President Aristide, Member of Transitional Democracy Councils in 1990 and 2004. Mr. Voltaire is currently an advisor to the Lavalas political organization and the Executive Board of the Montana Accord. He is an architect and urban planner who has been involved in both large scale and small scale urban renewal projects.