Andrew Grene

Andrew Grene (1965–2010) was a dual Irish-American citizen who worked with the United Nations. He was the sole Irish citizen lost in the Haiti earthquake of 2010.[1] Prior to Haiti, he worked at the United Nations as a speechwriter for Boutros Boutros-Ghali,[2] and then as a civil affairs officer in peacekeeping in the Central African Republic, Eritrea, and East Timor. [3]He served in Haiti from 2008 until his death. He was the son of David Grene, classics translator and professor at the Committee on Social Thought, University of Chicago, and the twin brother of musician Gregory Grene. The Irish State inaugurated a perpetual scholarship in his name following his death, the Andrew Grene Conflict Resolution Scholarship.[4] The Andrew Grene Foundation was established in his memory,[5] to promote education and microfinance in Haiti, through the Andrew Grene High School in Port-au-Prince and a Fonkoze branch in Aken, in southwest Haiti.[6]

Andrew Grene at home in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in 2009

References
  1. "Irish UN official killed in Port-au-Prince". Irish Times. 20 January 2010.
  2. MacFarquhar, Neil (2010-03-09). "U.N. Honors the 101 Who Served and Died in Haiti". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
  3. "Haiti - In Memoriam - Biographies". www.un.org. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
  4. "Minister Martin launches Andrew Grene Conflict Resolution Scholarship Scheme - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade". www.dfa.ie. Department of Foreign Affairs. 12 February 2010.
  5. "Transforming lives in Haiti - The Andrew Grene Foundation". The Andrew Grene Foundation.
  6. "Charity set up in memory of only Irishman to die in Haiti disaster given special award - Independent.ie". Independent.ie. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
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