Top US diplomat to Haiti resigns over 'inhumane' treatment of Haitian migrants

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Daniel Foote was appointed to the position only in July, following the assassination of Haiti's president. Foote wrote Secretary of State Antony Blinken that he was stepping down immediately. "I will not be associated with the United States inhumane, counterproductive decision," he wrote.

Published 2 years ago · Washington, United States

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