Message from the Consul Lesly Condé:
Ladies and gentlemen,
In my capacity as Consul General of the Republic of Haiti in the city of Jean-Baptiste Pointe DuSable [Founder of Chicago], it is my duty to welcome Danny Laferrière, another illustrious son of our native land, and to tell him how much his presence honors us all.
Tonight, friends of Haiti and of the French-speaking community, I am delighted to be in your prestigious company and to greet you warmly on behalf of all the Haitian communities that constitute the Mission's ample jurisdicti