The Embassy of Haiti in Washington, D.C. is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of Haiti to the United States. It is located at 2311

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, in the Embassy Row neighborhood. The ambassador is

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, who has served since December 1, 2020. The mansion, built in 1909–10 for financier Gibson Fahnestock to a design by

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, was purchased in April 1943 by the

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and became its embassy in 1952. It was relinquished in 1978 following the U.S. recognition of the People's Republic of China and to avoid forcible repossession by the PRC.

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Official website

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Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...

Washington, D.C. Haiti–United States relations