Dartigue

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Dartigue

Maurice Dartigue in Haiti
HAITI

The capital city of Port-au-Prince (as seen from the bay), to which in 1920 Maurice, at age 12, and the family moved from Les Cayes

Maurice Dartigue in New York
NEW YORK

In front of International House with Esther Reithoffer (soon to be his wife) and friends (1930-31)

Maurice Dartigue in Haiti
HAITI

Inaugural cabinet of President Elie Lescot. Maurice is third from right, to Lescot’s left (1941)

Maurice Dartigue in Mexico City
MEXICO CITY

Introduction to Mexican president Manuel Avila Camacho, during the Second Pan-American Conference on Agriculture. Maurice was Chief of the Haitian Delegation (1942)

Maurice Dartigue in Brussels
BRUSSELS

With Victor Hoo, UN Assistant Secretary-General in charge of the Trusteeship Department, on their way to Ruanda-Urundi (1951)

Maurice Dartigue in Cairo, Egypt
CAIRO

Visiting Egypt on return home from UN Mission to Ruanda-Urundi (1951)

Maurice Dartigue in New York
NEW YORK

Accepting Columbia University’s Teachers College Medal for Distinguished Service in the field of Education (1954)

Maurice Dartigue in New York
NEW YORK

In front of UN building shortly before leaving for his new job at UNESCO in Paris (1956)

Maurice Dartigue in Addis Ababa
ADDIS ABABA

Introduction to Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie at first-ever conference of ministers and directors of education from tropical Africa, organized by Maurice and others (1960)

Maurice Dartigue in Burundi
BURUNDI

Conducting a seminar on teaching science at the university-level Ecole Normale Supérieure in Bujumbura. Maurice is second from right seated at table (1968)