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The Embassy of Haiti in Berlin |
Contact
Address: Uhlandstrasse 14, 10623 Berlin, Germany
Tel.: (+49) 30 885 541 34
Fax: (+49) 30 886 242 79
E-mail: amb.allemagne@diplomatie.ht
www.german-embassy.com/berlin/de/Haiti-Mission-Berlin
Charge d'Affaires
HE Mr. Frantz Bataille
H.E. Dr. Frantz Bataille, born on May 1, 1950, has been serving as the Ambassador of Haiti to Germany since March 2021. He holds a medical degree from the Faculté de médicine et de pharmacie in Haiti and pursued further studies in economics at the Faculté de droit (1988–1993). Dr. Bataille also studied writing at Long Ridge Writers Group in Connecticut, USA, in 2003. Fluent in English, Spanish, and French, he also has a beginner's knowledge of German.
Dr. Bataille’s career has spanned various sectors, including medicine, journalism, and diplomacy. He worked as a countryside doctor in southern Haiti for two decades, while also holding significant editorial positions, such as editor-in-chief of the newspaper Petit Samedi Soir and the Haiti Observateur. He was a member of the board of Radio Television Nationale d’Haïti and briefly served as Chief of Staff to the Haitian Minister without Portfolio.
Dr. Bataille has been engaged in diplomacy since 2015, initially as Chargé d’affaires in Germany, before his appointment as ambassador. In addition to his diplomatic work, he has contributed as a freelance writer and editor, both in Haiti and the U.S. He is separated and has four children.
History
Bilateral relations between Germany and Haiti have traditionally been good and have increased in intensification in recent times. There is a close cooperation between the two countries in the United Nations and in other international organizations. Germany accompanied the democratization process in Haiti and provides the means and support to the development process in the country both through bilateral partnerships and through the European Union. These programs mainly focus on the agriculture, natural disasters prevention, HIV prevention and energy supply’s fields.
