Paul Altidor has been appointed the new Haitian Ambassador to the United States.
Mr. Altidor who was selected by Haiti’s President, Michel Martelly formally assumed office today as he presented his Credence Letter to US President Barack Obama at a White House ceremony earlier Thursday afternoon. According to a release from the Haitian Embassy in Washington, Ambassador Altidor most recently served at the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund as its Vice President of Programs and Investments where he helped realize many of the Fund’s programs.
Haiti’s Foreign Minister, Laurent Lamothe says business diplomacy will now serve as an active instrument of Haiti’s development and hence a central feature of Haiti’s foreign policy.