Haiti's ambassador to Washington, Bocchit Edmond, has been officially dismissed. The host country, the USA, has been notified. "Yes. The US government has been informed," confirmed the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cults, Jean Victor Généus, to Le Nouvelliste on Thursday, May 4, 2023.

This confirmation comes as Port-au-Prince digests announcements of investigations against the diplomat in office in Washington since December 2020. There are allegations of corruption against the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of President Jovenel Moïse. In a written statement published on Thursday, May 4, 2023, Bocchit Edmond stated that he had not committed "any harmful acts, including corruption" as Haiti's ambassador to Washington.