On Thursday morning at the National Palace, President Jovenel Moïse received the credentials of Mrs. Sylvie Tabesse, new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the European Union in Haiti.

Sylvie Tabesse replaces the Frenchman Vincent Degert who has held the position since September 22, 2015 and completed his mission in Haiti on August 28th.

In the afternoon, Ambassador Tabesse deposited a floral offering at the National Pantheon. Following this Floral Offering in honor of the Fathers of the Motherland, she was invited by Mrs. Emmelie Prophet Milce, the acting Director General of the Museum of Haitian National Pantheon (MUPANAH) to discover the history and culture of Haiti during a guided tour of the Museum's permanent and temporary exhibition halls.

At the end of her visit, the European Ambassador said she was delighted to have benefited from an instructive trip in Haitian history and to discover the many facets of Haitian art.

Learn more about Ambassador Sylvie Tabesse :

From 1982 to 1986, Tabesse studied at the University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. She graduated from the Panthéon-Assas University from 1986 to 1987 and became a diplomat at the service of the European Union. In Mozambique, she was Head of Operations before presenting, on 27 September 2012, her accreditation as Ambassador of the European Union to East Timor. She was also the Head of the Delegation of the European Union.

HL/ HaitiLibre