Haitian diplomat Locke Garvey Jean-Pierre yesterday took over the head of the mission of the Haitian Embassy in the Dominican Republic following the departure of former Ambassador Smith Augustin, who was recalled in February of this year to return to Port-au-Prince to the central services in the Dominican Republic. Haitian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The newly appointed Garvey Jean-Pierre has arrived in the Dominican Republic to carry out his duties as Charge d’affaires The Republic of Haiti on the territory of the Dominican Republic: the development of economic and investment relations between the two countries, indicates a note from the Embassy.

Garvey Jane Pierre He is a career diplomat specializing in Caribbean cooperation and international relations.

According to a review by the Embassy, ​​Jean-Pierre Garvey trained as a Graduate in Social Sciences and Business Administration at the Escuela Normal Superior de Haiti (ENS) and the National Institute of Management and International Graduate Studies at the State University of Haiti (ENA).

He also holds a Master’s degree in Development and International Relations of the Caribbean from the Latin American College of Social Sciences at the Technological Institute of Santo Domingo (Flacso/Intec).

The official previously held several positions in Haitian diplomacy, including Counselor at the Haitian Embassy in the Dominican Republic (1995-1996), Consul of Haiti in Miami (1998-2003) and Charge d’affaires At the Embassy of Haiti in Mexico (2019-2020).