Distinguished is level 3 of 4 in the Haiti Hall of Fame: sustained excellence over a career, widely honoured at home. See how the levels work.
Why they are here
A Port-au-Prince-born journalist who came to Canada as a refugee child and served as its Governor General from 2005 to 2010.
Jean was later UNESCO's special envoy for Haiti and Secretary-General of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie from 2015 to 2019.
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