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U.S. Embassy Statement on La Saline

On the one year anniversary of the November 13- 14, 2018 La Saline violence, the United States continues to urge the Government of Haiti to investigate La Saline and any and all allegations of human rights abuses, including any alleged use of excessive force by authorities, and to bring those responsible to justice. We continue ...

By U.S. Mission Haiti | 14 November, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases

Closing Ceremony of USNS Comfort 2019 Visit

Ambassador Sison’s Remarks November 11, 2019, 11:00am Killick Coast Guard Station Commodore Diebold, Commander of Task Force 49 and the Commander of the U.S. Naval Ship Comfort, Captain Amersbach, Medical Treatment Facility Commanding Officer, Lt Commander Chris O’Meara of the Coast Guard Cutter Margaret Norvell, Mr. Pedro Mars, the Commandant of the Haitian Coast Guard ...

By U.S. Mission Haiti | 11 November, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: Michele J. Sison

Views from the USNS Comfort Mission Enduring Promise in Haiti 2019

By U.S. Mission Haiti | 11 November, 2019 | Topics: Events, Press Releases

U.S. Embassy Statement on USCIS Haiti Field Office Closure

In March, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), an agency within the Department of Homeland Security, announced its plans to close many of its international field offices, which will now result in 13 closures globally. USCIS in Haiti will permanently close to the public on November 29. However, the Consular section of the U.S. Embassy ...

By U.S. Mission Haiti | 7 November, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases

International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists

In far too many places around the world, journalists are killed, tortured, jailed, and harassed for reporting that exposes the abuses of corrupt regimes, undermines the work of terrorist and criminal organizations, gives voice to overlooked communities, and counters disinformation. As of December 2018, more than 250 journalists remain jailed around the world, with Turkey, ...

By U.S. Mission Haiti | 3 November, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases

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