Raymond Joseph, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Raymond Joseph

Haitian journalist

Date of Birth: 31-Aug-1931

Place of Birth: San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic

Profession: writer, diplomat, journalist, activist

Nationality: Haiti

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Raymond Alcide Joseph (born August 31, 1931) is a Haitian diplomat, journalist, political activist and author.
He was the Haitian ambassador to the United States from 2005 to 2010, and he resigned to be considered for candidacy in the 2010 Haitian presidential election.
He is founder of the largest Haitian newspaper Haïti Observateur, based out of Brooklyn, New York, that circulates not only for the Haitian diaspora but in Haiti as well.
He infamously ran an informant operation of sources surrounding in and out of the presidential palace in Haiti during the Duvalier authoritarian years, that leaked information for him to report, all while avoiding an attempt on his life.