Bocchit Edmond | |
Office: | Ambassador of Haiti to the United States |
Term Start: | December 1, 2020 |
Predecessor: | Hervé Denis |
Office2: | Foreign Minister of Haiti |
Term Start2: | September 5, 2018 |
Term End2: | March 4, 2020 |
Predecessor2: | Antonio Rodrigue |
Successor2: | Claude Joseph |
Primeminister2: | Jack Guy Lafontant Jean-Henry Céant Jean-Michel Lapin Joseph Jouthe |
Bocchit Edmond is a Haitian politician and diplomat. He has been the Ambassador of Haiti to the United States since December 1, 2020, when he replaced Hervé Denis, the prior ambassador.[1] [2] In 2022 he called for military intervention from the international community to stem unrest and violence.[3]
Previously, Edmond served as Haiti's Minister of Foreign Affairs from September 2018[4] until March 2020, when he was succeeded by Claude Joseph.[5] In May 2023, Haitian government fired Bocchit due to a corruption scheme involving illegal passport issuance at his Washington embassy, according to The Miami Herald.[6]