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List of foreign ministers of Haiti

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Source revisionAug 4, 2026
Entity authorityQ3251913 ↗
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This is a list of foreign ministers of Haiti.

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February 1807 - 6 December 1812: Joseph Rouanez

December 1812 - May 1820: Julien Prévost

4 April 1843 - 7 January 1844: Philippe Guerrier

7 January 1844 - 3 May 1844: Hérard Dumesle

3 May 1844 - 1 March 1846: Jacques Hyppolite

2 March 1846 - 27 July 1847: Alexis Dupuy

27 July 1847 - 30 September 1847: Jean Elie

30 September 1847 - 9 April 1848: Alexis Dupuy (2nd term)

9 April 1848 - 26 December 1848: Lysius Salomon

31 December 1848 - 15 January 1859: Louis Dufrène

17 January 1859 - 28 January 1860: André Jean-Simon

28 January 1860 - 8 July 1862: Victorin Plésance

8 July 1862 - 13 August 1866: Théodate Philippeaux

13 August 1866 - 7 March 1867: Thomas Madiou

7 March 1867 - 13 March 1867: Linstant de Pradines

8 May 1867 - 21 July 1867: André Germain

21 July 1867 - 20 May 1868: Demesvar Delorme

20 May 1868 - 3 August 1868: Daguesseau Lespinasse

3 August 1868 - 19 February 1869: Alexandre Tate

19 February 1869 - 6 September 1869: Charles Archin

6 September 1869 - 29 December 1869: Dasny Labonté

29 December 1869 - 23 March 1870: Sauveur Faubert

23 March 1870 - 7 May 1870: Benomy Lallemand

7 May 1870 - 27 June 1870: Sauveur Faubert (2nd term)

27 June 1870 - 11 May 1871: Volmar Laporte

11 May 1871 - 19 June 1871: Normil Sambour

19 June 1871 - 29 June 1871: Charles Haentjens

29 June 1871 - 31 December 1871: Darius Denis

2 January 1872 - 9 May 1873: Liautaud Ethéart

9 May 1873 - 8 July 1873: Octavius Rameau (a.

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