The Council of Ministers of Haiti appointed this Wednesday Woodly Edson Louidor like new Haitian ambassador to the Dominican Republicaccording to Haitian media, including Radio Télé Métronome.
The news was published – and assumed as a fact – by the Zile Foundation (FZ), chaired by the former Haitian consul Edwin Paraison.
Through its X account, the Zile Foundation expressed its support for Louidor’s appointment. “The FZ welcomes the appointment of Woodly Edson Louidor, an expert on immigration issues, who has much to contribute in this sensitive area,” the foundation stated.
The Council of Ministers of Haiti met this Wednesday. It was during the meeting that the appointment of Louidor. The meeting was chaired by the president of the Presidential Transition Council, Leslie Voltaire, in Villa d’Accueil (Welcome Village), city of Musseau.
According to the newspaper Radio Télé Métronome, in addition to Woodly Edson Louidor as ambassador to the Dominican Republic, the Council of Ministers of Haiti He also approved appointments in the field of diplomacy in Argentina, Chile, France, Italy, UNESCO and the OAS, among others.
On the formation of Louidor
Louidor has a doctorate in Philology from the University of Leipzig in Germany. He has a master’s degree in Latin American Philosophy from the Santo Tomás University. In addition, he has a degree in Philosophy and Social Sciences from the Western Institute of Technology and Higher Studies (Iteso), Mexico.
He is currently the director of the Master’s Degree in Critical Studies of Contemporary Migrations – Javeriana University in Colombia. He has been a professor at the Department of Philosophy and History of Law at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana and at the Faculty of Sociology at the Universidad Santo Tomás.
He won the Jean-Claude Bajeux prize in 2014.Haiti: human rights and democratic perspectives” by Clacso for his research: “The role of culture in the construction of democracy. A reflection on cultural democracy from Haiti“.
Last representative of Haiti in DR
The last ambassador of Haiti in the Dominican Republic, he was the diplomat Smith Augustinwho was appointed to the position in August 2020 until May 2022.
He worked for several years in Ouanaminthe, a city bordering the Dominican province of Dajabón.
During his time as ambassador of Haiti In the Dominican Republic, Augustin worked to defend the rights of his compatriots and strengthen diplomatic relations between both States.
Between 2022 and 2024, he worked as a teacher-researcher and independent consultant at several universities and international national organizations.
Currently, Augustin is a member of the Presidential Transition Council of Haiti.
