Jacquin Desiree Strouss Lucena (born February 22, 1953)[1] is married to the 29th president of Colombia, Ernesto Samper, and served as First Lady of Colombia from 1994 to 1998.
[2] Jacquin Desiree was born on 22 February 1953[1] to Herbert S. Strouss and María Inés Lucena.
Her father was an American Special Forces pilot who perished in Laos during the Laotian Civil War when his aircraft was shot down while delivering supplies to American troops; she was 9 years old at the time.
[4] She is an alumnus of the Universidad de los Andes where she obtained a degree in Economics in 1976;[4] she later obtain a master's degree in History at Univerdidad de los Andes.
Ernesto and Jacquin have two children: Felipe and Miguel.