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Clément Haentjens

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Clément Haentjens
Secretary of State of Public Works and of Agriculture
In office
29 October 1889 – 1 August 1890
PresidentFlorvil Hyppolite
Preceded byNéré Numa (Agriculture)
Succeeded byHugon Lechaud
Personal details
Born(1847-05-30)30 May 1847
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Died16 January 1923(1923-01-16) (aged 75)
Paris, France
SpouseClara Wilkens

Clément Haentjens (born 30 May 1847 – 16 January 1923) was a Haitian diplomat and politician.[1]

Biography

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Haentjens is the son of Charles Haentjens, a former Haitian diplomat. He followed the same diplomatic career of his father and became Secretary of the legation of Haiti in Washington from 27 March 1870 to June 1874.[2]

He was the first Secretary of State of Public Works and also held the portfolio of Agriculture from 29 October 1889 to 1 August 1890, and particularly Chief of Staff President of Haiti from 4 August 1891 to October 1892.

He eventually founded a diplomatic post as envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of Haiti to London October 8, 1892, and in Washington January 18, 1893, following the death of Philippe Hannibal Price. He moved to Paris after resigning from his post in Washington in 1896.

References

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  1. ^ United States. Department of State, ed. (1902). "Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States". p. 392. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  2. ^ Press, ed. (1874). "Congressional Series of United States Public Documents, Volume 1594". U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 469. Retrieved 15 October 2015.