On Thursday, March 14, 2024, the United States Senate confirmed Dennis Bruce Hankins as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States to the Republic of Haiti.
Arriving on March 26 on Haitian territory, it was last Monday, April 1, 2024 that he officially took office, after presenting his credentials to the resigning Minister of Foreign Affairs and Religion, Jean Victor Généus.
No doubt concerned about the issue of insecurity, the ambassador wasted no time in speaking with Frantz Elbé, the so-called chief or director general of the police, to not only find out about the situation but also pass it on to him. some instructions from Washington.
At this point, the American Embassy on its official X account wrote that “Ambassador Hankins met with Elbé, Director General of the Haitian National Police (PNH). He listened to the director’s concerns and praised the dedication and bravery of the PNH”
He also met the new acting Prime Minister, Michel Patrick Boisvert. Is it not obvious to point out that since October 2021, this position has not been occupied by an ambassador. When we know that an American ambassador to Haiti is considered a governor who could even summon any President of the Republic to dictate the orders of the Metropolis.
What is the reason why the State Department quickly catapulted him into the country? Is it to avoid losing control of the political situation at the expense of the popular masses who threw out the de facto Prime Minister Ariel Henry? Otherwise to be, in the absence of a valid Haitian leader, the main conductor of the political situation and as the communications advisor for the national security of the United States, John Kirby, said so well. : “This is a critical time to ensure we have an ambassador in place”
