A STAR AT THE 45 OAS ASSEMBLY
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n a time of
uncertainties, few men have kept so much faith.
Major Lener
Renault is someone you don't need to be acquainted with too much. A very
open minded scholar with a lot of credentials in his
resume, Major Lener Renault continues a tradition back to the early 30's
when, at the twilight of the Haitian times, something new was being launched
Haiti. After
the US Marines left, Haiti started to breath new life through into its
institutions, against all odds and uneasiness.
Sixty years
later, the Haitian army vanished again because of politics and a
kind of nationwide betrayal. "When I saw so many people stepping out to
welcome the US army, I felt ashamed; to die for haiti is worthless," the
Major whispered.
However with a
glow of happiness enlightening his face, this major represents the last
embodiment of Haitian pride. Born in the mid-fifties and having attended
the Freres du Sacre Cœur College Canado School, the Haitian
minister, Lener Renault became a starlike cadet at the Haitian Military Academy
a few years after having tried studying medicine. There, he was brilliant
enough to be tapped by his superiors. The future would be sunny, many
thought about this new officer.
In
the fall of 1994, the fate of the Haitian Army was sealed. Politics is still a blindful god. The
Haitian army was about to be disbanded and its best men exiled or killed,
leaving the country bound for worst.
Major Lener
Renauld however, kept his faith.
Today among
flags, desks; emblems and Latin people eager to make history; the Haitian
Foreign minister and defense as well, has been unanimously elected
president of the 45th assembly of the OAS. A few days before, the Haitian
President, Mr. Michel Martelly became the current president
of the Brussels meeting of the Cariforum. Haiti is on the move,
noted some observers, in spite of the on going Haitian Dominican debate.
A man with an
insatiable desire for learning, Major L. Renault belongs to a beautiful range
of officers who want to build up a new army with as much leadership and civil
commitment as possible. Having attended the best Haitian and overseas
colleges, Major Renault had been through European, Asian and American schools
and could master many areas of studies such as hemispheric defense
and narcotic issues before being called to the Haitian Defense minister and
Foreign Affairs. Now as the current president of the 45 assembly of
the OAS, Major Renault leads the Haitian foreign policy at a time Haiti is on
the precipice of changing for the best. This lucky and smiling diplomat
continues to draw inspiration from his Haitian past, great models and family
challenges:
A father
who even in exile has been helping his children with their homework, Major
Renault still believes in family values and education, the backbone of
any society. One could understand what he wants for Haiti along with friends and loved
ones and why Haiti is worth dying for.
One of his
daughters, Joana Renault, 24, who dreams of being a lawyer seems to
follow into the footsteps of her father.
