Bocchit Edmond

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]

Bocchit Edmond in 2018

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]

References
  1. "Bocchit Edmond appointed as Haiti's Ambassador to the US". The Haitian Times. December 3, 2020.
  2. @moisejovenel (2 December 2020). "Je suis fier de nommer, comme Ambassadeur à Washington, l'ancien Ministre des Affaires Etrangères et des Cultes(MAE…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. Haiti politician killed violence CNN
  4. "New government named in Haiti". Antigua Observer Newspaper. September 7, 2018.
  5. "Nouveau Premier ministre en Haïti nommé après la démission du gouvernement". www.20minutes.fr (in French). 14 April 2021. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  6. "Haiti's top diplomat in the U.S. is fired after a passport scandal in the Washington embassy". Yahoo News. Retrieved 2023-05-05.


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