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Discover Haiti’s Entrepreneurs & Businesses – Marie Valerie Placide

Discover Haiti’s Entrepreneurs & Businesses: Marie Valerie Placide: Owner of BOHIOMANIA Marie Valerie Placide was born and raised in Petion-Ville, Haiti. Over the years, her career has taken many paths—from an Intellectual Property Secretary at Cabinet Salès to the Director of Developing Projects at U.S. NGO Haiti Projects, Inc. to Director of the Cooperative d’Artisanat…

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Inaugural nonstop JetBlue flight landed at Toussaint Louverture Airport, Haiti

  On December 5, 2013, JetBlue Airways launched its first nonstop flights to Haiti from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL). The first outgoing flight departed at 6:30am from NYC with a full load of passengers and was welcomed by Haiti’s Minister of Tourism, Stéphanie Balmir Villedrouin,…

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AU Caribbean Circle: Sixth Annual Ambassadors Dinner

  On November 15, Ambassador Altidor joined several Caribbean Ambassadors to American University’s (AU) Caribbean Circle. This 6th Annual Ambassadors Dinner was a night filled with discussion, entertainment, food, and interaction with the Ambassadors. The dinner is an annual event created to serve as a forum between university students and diplomats. It allows Ambassadors to…

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The Ambassador met with members of the Congressional Black Caucus

  On Tuesday, October 22, 2013 Ambassador Paul Altidor hosted a dinner roundtable discussion at the Embassy with various members of the U.S. Congressional Black Caucus to discuss U.S.- Haiti relations. The event was part of the Embassy’s effort to strengthen relationship with the U.S. Congress and Haiti. {igallery id=9152|cid=34|pid=1|type=category|children=0|addlinks=0|tags=|limit=0}