Robin Diallo

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

Robin Diallo
United States Ambassador to Haiti
Charge d' affaires
In office
August 25, 2017 – February 21, 2018
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byBrian Shukan (Charge d'affaires)
Succeeded byMichele J. Sison
Personal details
Born
Robin Diallo
Children3
EducationUniversity of Southern California
Michigan State University

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 will step 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]

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


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