Bocchit Edmond is a Haitian politician and diplomat. He has been the Ambassador of Haiti to the United States since December 1, 2020, when he replaced Hervé Denis, the prior ambassador. In 2022 he called for military intervention from the international community to stem unrest and violence.
Bocchit Edmond | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Bocchit Edmond in 2018 | |
| Ambassador of Haiti to the United States | |
| Assumed office December 1, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Hervé Denis |
| Foreign Minister of Haiti | |
| In office September 5, 2018 – March 4, 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Jack Guy Lafontant Jean-Henry Céant Jean-Michel Lapin Joseph Jouthe |
| Preceded by | Antonio Rodrigue |
| Succeeded by | Claude Joseph |
Previously, Edmond served as Haiti's Minister of Foreign Affairs from September 2018 until March 2020, when he was succeeded by Claude Joseph. In May 2023, Haitian government fired Bocchit due to a corruption scheme involving illegal passport issuance at his Washington embassy, according to The Miami Herald.
