Haitian Diplomacy's Payroll Nears $6 Million Per Month
By La Rédaction · Port-au-Prince
· 2 min read · Updated 24 April 2026
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Don't be surprised to learn that the diplomatic passport, in some respects, replaces the Biden program's CBP One in Haiti. Under the guise of diplomatic status, hundreds of relatives of well-placed Haitian leaders are fleeing the country due to growing insecurity. The result: increasing overcrowding in embassies and consulates.
According to our information, members of the Transitional Presidential Council (CPT) reportedly ordered Chancellor Harvel Jean Baptiste to reserve positions in diplomatic missions in the United States exclusively for their relatives. Mr. Jean Baptiste is a soldier. And a soldier obeys instructions blindly, even if it means ruining his person and his personality.
Presidential advisor Smith Augustin, among others, has already made at least ten appointments to Haitian missions in Uncle Sam's country, including Mesmy Mary Fleurant, Lauture Jacques… In Canada, the waltz is also being played at a thousand tempos in the missions. This is evidenced by the contract just obtained by one of the brothers of his chief of staff, Mathias Pierre.
However, Canadian leaders are watching us closely: their consulate in Haiti recently refused six diplomatic visa applications from the MAEC. A former minister from Garry Conille's government was among the applicants. What a shame!
Repeatedly, we tried to contact the human resources department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship (MAEC) to obtain the exact number of Haitian diplomats and contractors stationed abroad. In vain. Our calls systematically ended with hang-ups, as if it were a state secret.
In the absence of an official response, what we know from reliable sources is that two years ago, the monthly payroll for Haitian diplomacy amounted to approximately 4.5 million dollars. Today, it is close to 6 million. Since Harvel Jean Baptiste's arrival, it has seen an increase of at least 10%. Announced as a savior-reformer, he now appears as a docile executor. A yes-man. An "I approve," without plan or vision.
What a pity! Haiti may be the only place on earth with a well-stocked colony of diplomats without true diplomacy.
