Dominique Dupuy (born on March 23, 1990
) is a
Haiti
Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of the Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican ...
an diplomat and politician who was
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Religious Affairs, and Haitians Living Abroad from June 12 to 16 November 2024.
Early life
Dominique Dupuy was born in
Cap-Haitien in 1990. She attended
Vanier College
Vanier College () is an Quebec English, English-language public College (Quebec), college located in the Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Saint-Laurent borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was founded in 1970 as the second English-language public coll ...
in Montreal before graduating from
McGill University
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in
Montreal
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in 2012, obtaining a bachelor's degree in international development. She had an exchange semester in
Lancaster University
Lancaster University (officially The University of Lancaster) is a collegiate public university, public research university in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The university was established in 1964 by royal charter, as one of several new univer ...
in 2011.
Career
In 2020, Dupuy was nominated by president
Jovenel Moïse
Jovenel Moïse (; ; 26 June 1968 – 7 July 2021) was a Haitian politician and Businessperson, businessman who served as President of Haiti from 2017 until Assassination of Jovenel Moïse, his assassination in 2021.
Moïse assumed the preside ...
to serve as the Haitian permanent representative to
UNESCO
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in Paris.
In 2024, she was nominated by /RED-Historic Compromise to serve on the
Transitional Presidential Council
The Transitional Presidential Council (TPC; ; ) is a temporary body constituted by the Council of Ministers on 12 April 2024 and sworn in at the National Palace on 25 April to exercise the powers and duties of the president of Haiti either unt ...
, on March 20, to replace
Marie Ghislaine Mompremier, but resigned on March 26, 2024, citing death threats and concerns to her personal safety.
On June 12, 2024, Dupuy was nominated by acting Prime Minister
Garry Conille
Garry Conille (; born 26 February 1966) is a Haitian academic, development worker, politician, and author. He served as the acting prime minister of Haiti from 3 June to 11 November 2024. He previously served as the Prime Minister from 2011 to 20 ...
to serve as
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Religious Affairs, and Haitians Living Abroad. On July 3, 2024, Dupuy met with
United States Secretary of State
The United States secretary of state (SecState) is a member of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States and the head of the U.S. Department of State.
The secretary of state serves as the principal advisor to the ...
Antony Blinken
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in Washington with Prime Minister Conille.
Personal life
In addition to her native
French
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* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France
** French people, a nation and ethnic group
** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices
Arts and media
* The French (band), ...
and
Haitian Creole
Haitian Creole (; , ; , ), or simply Creole (), is a French-based creole languages, French-based creole language spoken by 10 to 12million people worldwide, and is one of the two official languages of Haiti (the other being French), where it ...
, Dupuy speaks
English and
Spanish
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* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas
**Spanish cuisine
**Spanish history
**Spanish culture
...
fluently.
She has a daughter with her husband Jean Cyril Pressoir.
Categories
References
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Living people
1990 births
21st-century Haitian politicians