The Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly confirmed career foreign service member Dennis Hankins to be US ambassador to Haiti, where widespread violence has brought social order to the brink of collapse.
The Senate on Thursday confirmed career foreign service member Dennis Hankins to be US ambassador to Haiti, where widespread violence has brought social order to the brink of collapse. The final bipartisan roll call vote was 89 to 1.
A US Marine unit specializing in terrorism has also been deployed to support security at the US embassy, which will remain open while limited operations “focused on assistance to US citizens and supporting Haitian led efforts to secure a peaceful transition of power” will continue, US Southern Command said Tuesday. Hankins’ confirmation comes after Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced on Monday that he would resign following weeks of chaos.
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