Haiti Diplomacy

Haiti is in a rare position of strength as China and Taiwan engage in a global tug-of-war over diplomatic allegiances, a Mimai Herald article says.

Have you heard? 404 of the 1,003 members of Haiti's diplomatic staf members abroad have been let go, reducing the number of Haitian diplomatic personnel to 599.

This question was raised in a recent tweet in regards to the protocol of the State of Haiti: Why does the Haitian government invite foreign diplomats in all our internal affairs?

When President Jovenel Moise came to power, he complained about the "obesity" in the diplomatic missions of Haiti aboard. Haitian consulates which were supposed to have 7 employees, have 70 employed, the president said. "We must degrease the diplomacy and make it more effective", he said. And degrease it, he did...