Thomas Shannon - Haiti Observer Blog

Ambassador Thomas Shannon, Advisor at the US State department is visiting Haiti today (January 6, 2016) . He is accompanied by special coordinator for Haiti, Kenneth H. Merten
The visit is taking place in an effort to arrive at an end to the election process in Haiti.

Some people are going to get a whipping!!!

Haitian Kreyol:

Anbasadè Thomas Shannon an Ayiti pou mete kèk lòd

Anbasadè Thomas Shannon, konseye nan Depatman Deta Ameriken ap vizite Ayiti jodi a (, 6 janvye 2016). Li akonpaye pa koòdonatè espesyal pou Ayiti an, Kenneth Merten. Vizit sa ap pran plas nan yon efò pou rive nan yon fen ak pwosesis eleksyon an an Ayiti.

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Haitian President Michel Martelly is credited for arranging a high level meeting between the United States and Venezuela. Mr. Diosdado Cabello who is considered as the second most powerful person in Venezuela after President Nicolas Maduro met on Saturday with U.S. State Department Counselor Thomas Shannon based on an arrangement orchestrated by Haitian President Michel Martelly.

The objective of the meeting was to work on U.S. Venezuela relations amid high tension between the two countries. The two met for an hour and half on Saturday, June 13, 2015. Diosdado Cabello was accompanied by Venezuelan Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez. It is likely that the two countries would move toward the restoration of their relationship as Venezuela demands respect to international law, sovereignty and their self-determination.

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Thomas A. Shannon, Counselor to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry visited Haiti on October 30, 2014. During his trip, discussions were focused on U.S. - Haiti cooperation with an emphasis and U.S. support for timely elections in Haiti. He visited the Senate of the Republic of Haiti accompanying Pamela White, the US Ambassador to Haiti and Special Coordinator for Haiti Thomas C. Adams.

Ambassador Shannon is one of U.S's leading experts to handle political stalemates causing delays in balloting.

According to the statement of Haitian Senator John Joel Joseph, this was a courtesy visit as the U.S. seems to be worried about the recent political situation in Haiti. The U.S. delegation visited Haiti to get some information to determine probable courses of actions for avoiding every political crisis in a situation without a Senate if the country fails to hold the coming election before the second Monday of January 2015.

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