This Thursday, November 17 in Florida, former Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe will receive from the Association of Bi-National Chambers of Commerce in Florida, the ABICC 2016 Award for leadership in world trade before a crowd of important personalities of politics and business.

He will receive this prestigious distinction for his outstanding work as an entrepreneur in assisting developing country governments in the regulation and globalization of their innovative financing sectors for development, which have greatly helped to improve the competitiveness and economic sovereignty of these countries.

"I am proud to receive this prestigious award on behalf of my children, my family and every Haitian. This distinction is the culmination of the actions I have undertaken throughout my life to improve the living conditions of my fellow citizens and enable developing countries to find their way in an increasingly constraining world. My experience as former Prime Minister of Haiti has also allowed me to put my know-how to the benefit of the most needy. So it is with humility and gratitude that I receive this ABICC 2016 Award," declared Laurent Lamothe.

Recall that several major political and business figures have already received this award. These include Lech Walesa, former President of Poland (1999), Violeta Chamorro, former President of Nicaragua (2001), Enrique Iglesias, former President of the Inter-American Development Bank (2002), Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada Former President of Bolivia (2003), Cesar Gaviria, Former President of Colombia and Former Secretary General of the Organization of American States (2004), Oscar Arias, Former President of Costa Rica (2005), Luis Alberto MorenoPresident of the Inter-American Development Bank (2006), Professor Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Prize and President of Grameen Bank, Bangladesh (2007) and Michelle Bachelet, current President of Chile (2010).

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Laurent Lamothe held the post of Prime Minister of Haiti (May 2012 - December 2014). He received in November 2014 the Award of the "the most innovative leader in Latin America" https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-12087-haiti-politic-laurent-lamothe-innovative-leader-of-the-year.html . Founder of the Louis G. Lamothe Foundation and LSL World Initiative (2015), Laurent Lamothe holds a BA in political science from Barry University in Miami and an MBA obtained in 1996 with honors from the University of St. Thomas . In 1998, Lamothe founded Global Voice Group SA (GVG), which is now considered as a global provider of ICT solutions for telecom and tax authorities.

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