Robin Diallo Explained

Robin Diallo
Office:United States Ambassador to Haiti
Charge d' affaires
President:Donald Trump
Term Start:August 25, 2017
Term End:February 21, 2018
Predecessor:Brian Shukan (Charge d'affaires)
Successor:Michele J. Sison
Birth Name:Robin Diallo
Children:3
Education:University of Southern California
Michigan State University

Robin Diallo is an American diplomat who was the Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Haiti, serving under President Donald Trump.

Career

In her early career in public diplomacy, Diallo served as a volunteer for the American Peace Corps in Niger from 1984 to 1988. From 2014 to 2016, she served as Director of Public Diplomacy in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs of the U.S. State Department in Washington, DC. She later served as the Minister Counselor for Public Affairs at the American Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq.[1]

On August 25, 2017, Diallo became the United States Ambassador to Haiti (chargé d'affaires), upon the departure of charge d' affaires Brian Shukan.[2] [3] She stepped down from office upon the installment of Michele Sison as permanent Ambassador, at which point Diallo will become Deputy Chief of Mission to the Haitian Embassy.[4] [5]

In January 2018, after U.S. President Donald Trump questioned why the U.S. was accepting refugees from Haiti, the Haitian government summoned Diallo to meet with the Haitian president so they could voice their disapproval.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Department of State . Chargé d'Affaires Robin Diallo . December 24, 2017 .
  2. News: U.S. Department of State . Chargé d'Affaires Shukan Departs Haiti . December 24, 2017 .
  3. Web site: Haiti Sentinel . Trump's priorities in Haiti, according to new US Chargé d'Affaires . December 24, 2017 .
  4. Web site: AllGov . Ambassador to Haiti: Who Is Michele Sison? . December 24, 2017 .
  5. News: Haiti Libre . Haiti – Diplomacy : Donald Trump wants to appoint an Ambassador in Haiti . December 24, 2017 .
  6. Web site: "Sh*thole countries" respond to Trump's rhetoric. January 12, 2018 . CBS.