Pan American Development Foundation
Jimmy Jean-Louis, Goodwill Ambassador
The Pan American Development Foundation (PADF) is an affiliate of the Organization of American States established in 1962 to encourage involvement of the private sector in development programs and disaster assistance. Jimmy Jean-Louis is a movie and television actor and president of the charity organization Hollywood Unites for Haiti. The following is excerpted from the July 29, 2010, House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere hearing “The Crisis in Haiti: Are We Moving Fast Enough?” As a Haitian, I want to say thank you to the people of the United States for coming to Haiti’s assistance after the deadly…
