A Lake Placid native, John Desrocher, has been named by the Trump administration to head the U.S. diplomatic mission in Algeria. Lake Placid native John Desrocher the new ambassador to AlgeriaA former Adirondacker has been named by the Trump administration to serve as America’s ambassador to Algeria. John Desrocher grew up in Lake Placid and has served in embassies around the world since the 1980s. John Desrocher was the Lake Placid High School valedictorian in 1982. Like many teenagers living in Lake Placid in 1980, he got his first taste of international relations when he was 15 years old.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 03, 2018 13:41 UTC