Jean-Victor Harvel Jean-Baptiste
Jean-Victor Harvel Jean-Baptiste | |
|---|---|
| 86th Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| Assumed office 16 November 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Alix Didier Fils-Aimé |
| Preceded by | Dominique Dupuy |
Jean-Victor Harvel Jean-Baptiste is Haiti's minister of foreign affairs and religious affairs.[1][2][3] In January 2025, he warned during a United Nations Security Council meeting that "the very survival of the state" of Haiti was at risk in the face of gang violence.[4]
Life
Jean-Baptiste completed his high school at the Collège Canado-Haïtien in Port-au-Prince. He went on to obtain a degree in psychology at the State University of Haiti.[5] In 1990, Jean-Baptiste earned a diploma in development studies at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland.[6][7] He married Tatiana Florencio Silva Jean-Baptiste.[8]
He joined Haiti's diplomatic service in 1993. Jean-Baptiste served as Haiti's ambassador to Chile and to the Organization of American States.[9][10] In 2001, he was named inspector general of the Haitian National Police. Simultaneously, he became a member of a presidential commission set up to resolve a territorial conflict at the Dominican Republic–Haiti border.[11]
References
- ^ Gaelle, Rose (2024-11-17). "Jean-Victor Harvel Jean-Baptiste Officially Inaugurated as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Religious Affairs - L'union Suite". Retrieved 2025-01-26.
- ^ juno7 (2024-11-16). "Jean-Victor Harvel Jean-Baptiste prend la tête du Ministère des Affaires Étrangères et des Cultes - Juno7". www.juno7.ht (in French). Retrieved 2025-01-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Haïti-Diplomatie: Jean Victor Harvel Jean-Baptiste en voyage à Washington et à Tokyo". Gazette Haiti. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
- ^ "Gangs could overrun Haiti capital if aid falls short, UN chief says". Voice of America. 2025-01-22. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
- ^ "Installation de l'ambassadeur Jean-Victor Harvel Jean-Baptiste comme nouveau ministre des Affaires étrangères et des Cultes". lenational.org/. 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
- ^ "Installation de l'ambassadeur Jean-Victor Harvel Jean-Baptiste comme nouveau ministre des Affaires étrangères et des Cultes". lenational.org/. 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
- ^ "HAITI - WHO IS JEAN-VICTOR HARVEL JEAN-BAPTISTE, APPOINTED MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND WORSHIP?". Geneva Graduate Institute. 25 November 2024.
- ^ Yeh, Joseph (8 July 2025). "Top Haitian diplomat makes first visit to Taiwan". Central News Agency. Retrieved 7 July 2025. Republished as: "Haitian foreign minister, delegation visiting Taiwan". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "Qui est Jean-Victor Harvel Jean-Baptiste ?". lenouvelliste.com. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
- ^ "Ambassador Jean-Victor Harvel Jean Baptiste, OAS | NAAHP Annual Conference". Retrieved 2025-01-26.
- ^ "Installation de l'ambassadeur Jean-Victor Harvel Jean-Baptiste comme nouveau ministre des Affaires étrangères et des Cultes". lenational.org/. 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2025-01-26.