U.S. Embassy in Haiti

Location:  Port-au-Prince Events:  Due to a recent dramatic increase in violence, kidnapping, and gang activity in the neighborhoods of Laboule 12, Martissant, Cite Soleil, Fontamara,…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 8, 2021 [Port-au-Prince] – The United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has donated 50 brand-new, state-of-the-art…

Location:  Port-Au-Prince, Haiti Events:There are ongoing reports of kidnappings, gang activity, and continued police operations in the Laboule 12 neighborhood (located between Petionville and Kenscoff).…

Location: Port-au-Prince Events: There have been reports of recent kidnappings, ongoing gang activity, and continued police operations in the Laboule 12 neighborhood (located between Petionville and…

Weather Alert for U.S. Citizens – Hurricane Season 2021 Location:  Haiti. Event:  The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the Hurricane Season which lasts…

Location:  Port-au-Prince, Haiti Event:  U.S. citizens may directly return to the United States with certain expired U.S. passports. If you are overseas and your passport expired on…

United States Mission to the United Nations Office of Press and Public Diplomacy For Immediate Release May 24, 2021 Readout of a Meeting Between Ambassador…

New Designation Allows Eligible Haitians to Apply for TPS and Employment Authorization WASHINGTON—Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced a new 18-month designation…

REMARKS JULIE J. CHUNG, ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY BUREAU OF WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS HAITIAN DIASPORA STAKEHOLDER CALL WASHINGTON, DC MAY 18, 2021 As delivered Thank you.…

Security Alert:  U.S. Embassy Port-au-Prince, Haiti (May 17, 2021) Location:  Port-au-Prince Events:  There are media reports circulating that groups are calling for protests on Tuesday,…

Location:  Port-au-Prince Events:  There are media reports circulating that some opposition groups have issued a call to protest in front of the U.S. Embassy on May…

PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE MAY 2, 2021 Tomorrow, the United States joins the international community in celebrating World Press Freedom Day.  Information…

Location: Port-au-Prince Events:  Political opposition groups intend to demonstrate throughout Port-au-Prince on May 1, 2021.  Additionally, one opposition group has announced seven days of protests from May 1…

April 30, 2021 The 2010 earthquake killed more than 200,000 people, devastating the country. The small Caribbean nation then experienced a cholera outbreak that infected…

[Port-au-Prince] – The U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is helping Haiti fight climate change by increasing tree cover while…

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met virtually with foreign ministers from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states today to demonstrate the United States’ commitment…

Cross Hall 7:11 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Today, a jury in Minnesota found former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts in the…

Location: Port-au-Prince Events: There is an ongoing security situation in Petionville, in the vicinity of St. Peter’s church and Giant supermarket in Port-au-Prince.  Please avoid…