Prime Minister Visits Boston: PM Laurent Lamothe, Sen. Linda Dorcena Forry, former State Rep. Marie St. Fleur, and Boston Mayor Martin Walsh at a Boston Foundation forum on Thursday, June 5. Haitian Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe visited Boston yesterday to speak at Haiti Funders Conference at the Boston Foundation. Lamothe, who was appointed prime minister in May 2012, was introduced by Sen. Linda Dorcena Forry (D-Boston), and gave an address entitled “The Priorities of the Government of Haiti and Alignment of Private Philanthropic Efforts for Lasting Impact." According to the Boston Foundation, the annual Haiti Funders Conference is "an opportunity for groups funding Haitian relief and reconstruction efforts to learn from the experiences of funders in Haiti and to discuss and highlight effective practices, as well as systemic challenges and opportunities in supporting sustainable development, human rights, transparent and effective philanthropy, and social investment throughout the country. The remarks by Senator Forry and Prime Minister Lamothe were recorded:
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