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• NEWS_POSTED_BY: Haiti Place
• NEWS_POSTED_ON: Oct 09, 2015
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• Category : Haiti News
• Description : US Embassy in Haiti
  October 9, 2015
  Press Release
• Location : Port-au-Prince, Ouest, Haiti

Overview

• Most recently, Mr. Mulrean served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland where he managed a diverse portfolio across many agencies. Known as an expert on the Balkans, the Mid-East, post-conflict reconstruction and U.S. humanitarian assistance, he will bring proven leadership and interpersonal skills to the task of furthering bilateral relations with the government of Haiti, a crucial U.S. ally in the Caribbean.
  
  Previously, Mr. Mulrean served as Director of Interagency Provincial Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan from 2011 to 2012, Counselor for Refugee and Migration Affairs at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations in Geneva from 2008 to 2011, and Regional Director of the Middle East Partnership Initiative at the U.S. Embassy in Tunis, Tunisia from 2004 to 2008. He also served as Deputy Director of the Office for the Promotion of Human Rights and Democracy at the Department of State from 2002 to 2004, Deputy Political Counselor at the U.S. Mission to the European Union in Brussels, Belgium from 1999 to 2002, and Exchange Diplomat at the European Commission in Brussels from 1998 to 1999.
  
  Prior to joining the Foreign Service, he was an English teacher in Japan and China and served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Morocco.
  
  Mr. Mulrean earned a B.A. from Harvard University in 1981. He has been the recipient of numerous Department of State Senior Foreign Service Performance Awards, Superior Honor Awards and Meritorious Honor Awards. Mr. Mulrean speaks French, Dutch and Serbo-Croatian. He is married and has two daughters.
  
  Remarks by Ambassador Peter Mulrean
  
  I am thrilled to be standing here at the National Palace with you. The last few months, I spoke to many people from Congress, government agencies, NGOs and business. All of them told me how lucky I was to be going to Haiti. And they also told me why Haiti is so important to the United States. Americans are committed to working hand in hand with Haitians to help Haiti succeed. That is why Secretary Kerry is making a special stop here later today.
  
  I’ve spent a lot of time in the past year learning about Haiti, reading your history and your fabulous literature. Understanding the renowned dynamism and creativity of the Haitian people, whether at home or in the large diaspora community in the United States. And anyone who has dealt with Haiti since the devastating earthquake in 2010 can attest the incredible resilience of Haitians.
  
  I will be arriving in Haiti at an important moment, a turning point of sorts. Not only is Haiti moving beyond post-earthquake relief, but it is also undertaking elections to restore a normal political balance and rhythm, to allow the country to move beyond the political deadlock that has hampered certain progress. This creates an opportunity to take Haitian-U.S. relations to a new level of cooperation. A partnership based on mutual respect and mutual responsibility. I will do everything in my power to realize this partnership of mutual respect and mutual responsibility.
  
  Our commitment to Haiti is a long-term one; our interest in seeing an independent, dynamic and prosperous Haiti is sincere; and the potential to continue learning from each other and benefitting from joint action is genuine. This is not to say that the way ahead will be simple or that we will always agree on everything. But true friends know how to speak truth to each other and how to find common ground to move forward. And I commit to taking that approach.
  
  So let me close by again thanking all of you for sharing this extraordinary moment with me. I promise to do my best.