Bocchit Edmond Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bocchit Edmond appointed as Haiti's Ambassador to the US. December 3, 2020. The Haitian Times.
  2. 1333996285431517186. moisejovenel. Je suis fier de nommer, comme Ambassadeur à Washington, l’ancien Ministre des Affaires Etrangères et des Cultes(MAE… . 2 December 2020.
  3. https://www.cnn.com/cnn/2022/10/29/americas/haiti-politician-killed-violence-intl/index.html Haiti politician killed violence
  4. Web site: New government named in Haiti. September 7, 2018. Antigua Observer Newspaper.
  5. Web site: Nouveau Premier ministre en Haïti nommé après la démission du gouvernement. 15 May 2021. www.20minutes.fr. 14 April 2021 . fr. 16 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210416195729/https://www.20minutes.fr/monde/3020951-20210414-haiti-nouveau-premier-ministre-nomme-apres-demission-gouvernement. live.
  6. Web site: Haiti’s top diplomat in the U.S. is fired after a passport scandal in the Washington embassy . 2023-05-05 . Yahoo News . en-US.