Henry Wooster Offers Clarification on U.S. Sanctions Targeting Michel Martelly

A few days before his departure from Port-au-Prince, the U.S. Chargé d’Affaires in Haiti, Henry Wooster, reviewed his diplomatic mission on Thursday, July 23, 2026, during a press conference held at the U.S. Embassy in Tabarre.

Asked about former President Michel Joseph Martelly’s presence in Haiti and the resumption of his political activities, the U.S. diplomat said he was generally aware of the former president’s return. “We are also aware that he returned to testify before the judges who summoned