Almost a year after a top U.S. envoy to Haiti resigned in protest of the Biden administration’s Haiti policy, four Democratic lawmakers are asking President Joe Biden to name a replacement.
Florida Reps. Val Demings and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, along with Yvette D. Clarke of New York and Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts said they are disturbed by the “rampant lawlessness and appalling humanitarian conditions in Haiti,” and after keeping the role of special envoy to Haiti unfilled since last September, the president needs to make an appointment.
“The lack of this critical touchpoint in the administration has undoubtedly undermined the administration’s efforts to support the Haitian people and Haiti’s democratic institutions,” the letter, sent Monday evening to the White House, said.
