ARTICLE - LAMOTHE WANTS 168 BUSINESS MISSIONS

LAURENT LAMOTHE WANTS 168 BUSINESS MISSIONS PER YEAR
(Haiti Libre) -

Laurent Lamothe Minister of Foreign Affairs and Religious Affairs answered some questions from Internet users. "...the strategy 'Haiti is Open for Business' is a strategy that aims to change the diplomacy, from a traditional diplomacy to a business diplomacy. Why business? To establish ways and means and try to present Haiti as an emerging country. We desire that in the coming years, Haiti becomes a country where people see us not as a humanitarian work, but as a country where they can come invest and at the same time create jobs [...]"

To the question "What are your plans to change the image of diplomatic missions?", Chancellor Lamothe answered :

"First, what we have done is an analysis of missions, the costs of each mission throughout the world and we have decided that the diplomatic missions should serve as a mission to attract investment in Haiti.

Missions which are not passive but very active missions. We will send a circular to all the consulates and embassies to ask them to come with at least 4 business missions per year to Haiti.

We have 42 consulates and embassies,... so it would be 168 business missions per year. This is new, because Haiti almost never has seen business missions,... so we encourage Consulates and Embassies to make business missions.

Secondly, the profile of the Ambassadors will change and will pass from a diplomat profile to a fairly aggressive profile, with a Masters academic profile, .... a profile of an entrepreneur, businessman, ....able to attract investment, .... people who are accustomed to wotk in matchmaking, in networking throughout the world,... so that the promotion of Haiti is made with dignity and in a manner of making every Haitian proud. This should encourage investors to come and invest here in Haiti."