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U.S. Embassy Statement about migrant ventures

The United States remains concerned about repeated maritime migrant ventures from Haiti, several of which have resulted in the deaths of Haitian citizens. There are many different reasons that migrants attempt such unsafe voyages at sea, but none of them are worth the risk of life. The dangers of migrant ventures at sea are multi-faceted. ...

By U.S. Mission Haiti | 11 July, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: Press Release 2019

U.S. Government Donates Humanitarian Assistance Equipment to the Directorate for Civil Protection and the Haitian National Police

Port-au-Prince, Wednesday, July 10 – The United States continues to work with and support the Directorate for Civil Protection and the Haitian National Police so that they can provide a higher level of service to the Haitian people should natural disaster strike. Ambassador Michele Sison joined key Haitian government officials including the Minister of the ...

By U.S. Mission Haiti | 10 July, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases

Ambassador Sison Remarks on the 243rd Independence Day Celebration

Welcome to our Independence Day Celebration, and Happy 243rd Birthday, America! Dear Guests, Dear Friends – We are very glad you could join us this evening. And isn’t the music great? The amazing Déja Grüv band comes to us from our Nation’s Capital, Washington, D.C. – that was an amazing rendition of the Start Spangled ...

By U.S. Mission Haiti | 3 July, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, Speeches | Tags: Michele J. Sison, Speech 2019

Visit to Haiti by U.S. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Julie Chung

(Port-au-Prince, Haiti) June 26, 2019 – Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs at the U.S. State Department, Julie Chung, visited Port-Au-Prince June 24-25. During her visit, PDAS Chung underscored that the United States remains committed to democracy, and stressed that finding solutions to Haiti’s current political and socio-economic impasse must ...

By U.S. Mission Haiti | 26 June, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: Press Release 2019

U.S. Proudly Sponsors Haiti Tech Summit 2019

Ambassador Sison Haiti Tech Summit 2019 June 22, 2019 Hello entrepreneurs, influencers, disruptors, accelerators, innovators, friends. It’s an honor to be back with you at the Haiti Tech Summit this year seeing old friends and making new ones. I want to extend our thanks to Decameron and Christian Fombrun for taking such good care of ...

By U.S. Mission Haiti | 24 June, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, Press Releases | Tags: Michele J. Sison

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