daniel supplice

Less than six Months after his nomination to replace Mr. Fritz Cinéas as Haiti Ambassador in the Dominican Republic, Daniel Supplice was fired. The Government of Michel Martelly did not like his stands on the Haiti-Dominican crisis.

On Tuesday, July 21, 2015, Daniel Supplice, the Haitian Ambassador to Santo Domingo was permanently removed from his post. The Haitian government has recalled him on Tuesday because he had made a public statement blaming own government that they were responsible for the fact that due to lack of documentation, a good number of Haitians living illegally in the D.R could not register under the regularizing plan before the deadline of June 17th. The former Haiti General Consul Edwin Paraison has termed this as routine change, does never mean the diplomatic ties between two neighboring is broken. In his letter to the Head of the State, Supplice has stated that he does not fear to tell the truth and has indicated many points in the management of crisis by the Haitian government.

Daniel Supplice made the confirmation that he has been removed but at the time was not sure if that was temporarily or permanently. However, it was obvious when that the decision was permanent once d'affaires Magalie Jeanty Magloire was nominated as interim at the Embassy of Haiti in Santo Domingo.

The real reason for revocation of Ambassador Supplice was a statement he made in which he accused the Haitian government as being responsible for what is happening today as we do not manage to identify our citizens at home.

On Tuesday, July 21, 2015, Daniel Supplice, the Haitian Ambassador to Santo Domingo was permanently removed from his post. The Haitian government has recalled him on Tuesday because he had made a public statement blaming own government that they were responsible for the fact that due to lack of documentation, a good number of Haitians living illegally in the D.R could not register under the regularizing plan before the deadline of June 17th. The former Haiti General Consul Edwin Paraison has termed this as routine change, does never mean the diplomatic ties between two neighboring is broken. In his letter to the Head of the State, Supplice has stated that he does not fear to tell the truth and has indicated many points in the management of crisis by the Haitian government.

Here is a copy of a letter that Daniel Supplice wrote to President Michel Martelly after his revocation as Haiti Ambassador in Santo Domingo:

""Mr. President,

After having for 92 days carried with honor, respect, patriotism and national consciousness the bicolor in the territory of Duarte, Sanchez and Mejia, I have the honor to return you without dirtying in its glorious folds with the patriotic feeling of having tried to be helpful.

I ask you to believe that the decision to make this symbolic gesture is not the result of fleeting emotion or calculation of any interest or even a shameful agenda. The habit of clear instructions, accurate, consistent and in harmony with the rules of diplomacy and ethics in public administration have finally do of me (after all this time) an executive conscious of results and that considers more the weight of the objective reality of things and reports.

It is with calm, wisdom and insight that will resolve in conflicts between states. The management of the relationship between Haiti and the Dominican Republic requests from the different actors reasoned attitude, reasonable and where amateurism and improvisation do not have their place. The Dominican Republic is a neighbor with whom we are doomed by geography to live together in spite of unequal development that accompanies a marginal differential access to goods and services.

I have written several letters that have remained unfortunately unanswered and, in my last report of 14 July, I took the precaution to renew the urgency that the Haitian diplomacy had to manage the crisis not only in the logic of the defense of national interests, but also always emphasize the constructive dialogue. It is the responsibility of the Ambassador of Haiti to the Dominican Republic to ensure that a balance remains between respect of our dignity of people, our values, our customs and traditions while maintaining open realistically the door to dialogue. You know why ? Because while you read this lines :

a) thousands of our brothers and sisters continue to cross the border 'anba fil' in search of wellness ;

b) dozens of women and adolescent girls of Haitian nationality give birth every day to children in Dominican hospitals ;

c) 44.310 students attend state universities and private university centers without forgetting those who, living at the border, go into primary and secondary schools in Dominican territory in the morning and return in the evening in Haiti ;

d) numerous are those who, returning to the country voluntarily for all sorts of reason during the past few days, already planning to return to resume the "job" they had abandoned and where they are awaied ;

e) hundreds of thousands of men, women and children continue to sell their day's work in the agricultural sector, in extremely difficult conditions, but do not think of returning home;

f) hundreds of thousands more are waiting in vain for promised documents that would allow them to regularize their immigration status.

That's also the other face of the reality that we have a responsibility to manage !

In 211 years, we have not managed to reduce socio-economic disparities, or to mitigate the thorny question of color. We have not managed to give our citizens a birth certificate proving that they exist and create an internal situation that would have prevented millions of Haitians to leave the country at any price and sometimes in any condition. If we do not accept the fact that there is a problem, there will be no solution.

Mr. President,

I understand the logic of Haiti's past, in the maze of history, in its missteps, with its moods, its ambitions but especially with its shortcomings, weaknesses, limitations and disappointments.

I also know our brothers and sisters with their love of life, their love of country, respect for the founding fathers, pride of African descent but also with their disdain for the truth and their often irresponsible attitude in the management of res publica.

Using a metaphor you will understand, those who ride the 'char' in the beginning of the cortege leaves at the end of the parade. In general, I do the circuit until the end, but some mishaps sometimes force me to change route to avoid unfortunate judgment of history.

Mr. President,

The country expects you to be firm and do not be a prisoner of the past reports or advice from suspicious 'officines'. The people had trusted you by allowing you to access the high magistrature of the State. He therefore relies on you.

I'm not the first Haitian ambassador to the Dominican Republic to be recalled but I hope to be the last to prevent that, precisely, on the other side of the border, one continue to believe that if the defeat of intelligence seems to be a national constant, the failure of foreign policy seems to be too.

So I go home to join the family members, find the heat of my friendships, renew with this culture that permeates me and hoping the best for Haiti.

Represent and serve Haiti in the Dominican Republic has been a great honor for me.

Please accept, Mr. President, my very patriotic greetings.

Daniel Supplice"

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Here is a picture of Haiti ambassador Daniel Supplice as he has been removed from his position.

On Tuesday, July 21, 2015, Daniel Supplice, the Haitian ambassador to Santo Domingo, has been removed "permanently" from his post by the Haitian government because he could not defend his government properly amid the current immigration issues with the Dominican Republic, instead he has held his government responsible for the vulnerable illegal residential status of thousands of Haitians living in the D.R who are facing threats of deportation as stateless people. They could not register themselves before the given deadline of the D.R authority on June 17, 2015, because the Haiti government could not provide them necessary documents required for their registration to residential status in the D.R.

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Here is a picture of Mr. André Daniel Supplice as he was delivering his credentials to Dominican President Danilo Medina in April, 2015

André Daniel Supplice, without proper approval of the Haitian Senate has delivered his credentials to the Dominican President Danilo Medina on Monday, April 20th, 2015, to become the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Haiti to the Dominican Republic. He was accompanied to the ceremony held at the Hall of Ambassadors in the Dominican National Palace by the Vice President Margarita Cedeño de Fernández and Foreign Minister, Andrés Navarro. André Daniel Supplice was born on February 9, 1951 in Port-au-Prince. He is a sociologist and ethnologist. He was graduated from the School of Sociology of the University of Miami, studied at the Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston and the Faculty of Ethnology of the State University of Haiti. His important engagements include: Minister of Haitians Living Abroad (MHAVE), Consul General in Tokyo (Japan), First Secretary of the Embassy of Haiti in Rome (1974-1976) and in Mexico (1976- 1977), Deputy Director General of Immigration and Emigration (1977-1979) and Assistant Secretary of State for the Interior and National Defence (1979-1981).

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A community in Cazale, 70 km to the north of the Haitian capital, known as blanc, polone is said to be where the majority of the Poles settled within the Polish city. In this area, the ratio of Haitians with blue eyes is higher and this concentration of Poles, the ethnic and cultural strains still strongly visible, has led to the community being viewed as Polish rather than Haitian. Natives from this part of Cazale are often referred to as Polish, in spirit if not in nationality.

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Daniel Supplice empathized on the importance of the flag since it was what he claimed to show how much united the country was such that it is what all historians even those who disagree on the date of its creation align themselves to and that it is the only reason why the country has been able to withstand all those difficult moments without it falling apart.

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There is very little on the biography of the minister having no information on Daniel Supplice recorded in any of the many online sites and as such should anyone have anything on him worth noting it would a pleasure if they would post it here for the survival of history.

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Daniel Supplice is proud of being a Haitian and would like all Haitians to be so and enjoy the benefits of being Haitians.

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Here is a picture of the new Coordinator of transition. Daniel Supplice was appointed Coordinator of transition team for Michel Martelly.

Mr. Daniel Supplice already has an impressive team composed of experienced and well known individuals such as Michèle Oriol, assistant of the Coordinator ; Josué Pierre-louis, member

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This is not a way to spend the Christmas season. The Minister of Haitians Living Abroad, Daniel Supplice, attacked by four armed men in the Dominican Republic. This took place as he was visiting to attend a wedding in the city of Santiago.

The report obtained by the "Haitian Joudalist" also reported that The Haitian Minister was not hurt. Mr. Daniel Supplice intends to provide more information to the public next week

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While attending a wedding in the City of Santiago in the Dominican Republic, the Minister of Haitians Living Abroad, Daniel Supplice, was robbed by four armed men, according to sacbee.com.

The website reported that they robbed Supplice and his family of his cell phone and valuables. The Minister of Haitians Living Abroad was not injured. Minister Supplice was visiting the neighboring Republic to attend the wedding of a family member

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