American charg\u00e9 d\u2019affaires Henry T. Wooster, whose main job is to help with the ‘stability of Haiti,’ said he was ‘proud’ of the accomplishments of his team and himself, noting that there is still ‘a lot to do because everyone wants more progress,’ in an exclusive interview with Le Nouvelliste after being appointed ambassador to Kenya by President Donald J. Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m proud of the achievements of my team and myself this June, which marks the start of my second year here,\u201d said the American diplomat before listing the \u201caccomplishments.\u201d \u201cWe supported a peaceful transition in February. The United States obviously cannot claim full responsibility for the process. But we contributed, and I\u2019m proud of that,\u201d Henry T. Wooster shared. \u201cI\u2019m also proud of the new Security Council resolution and the mandate it set, as well as the long-awaited introduction of the Gang Crackdown Force (FRG). These are important steps that reflect the hard work of the whole team,\u201d the American diplomat noted. \u201cBut of course, as you can imagine, there\u2019s still a lot to do,\u201d Wooster added, quick to highlight the desire of all partners to see more progress.”Everyone wants more progress. My government wants more, the members of the United Nations Security Council want more, and of course, the Haitians themselves want more. But the tricky part here is that a lot of people don\u2019t really grasp what it takes to move a large coalition force across the world, put it together from contingents from different countries, equip it, organize it properly, and then deploy it on the ground,” said Henry T. Wooster, who mentioned the logistical challenges, unforeseen issues that you have to deal with, adjust to, and overcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Barriers to the deployment of the FRG’s 5,500 members: “What\u2019s slowing down the process are logistical issues. And logistics is a complex field. It gets complicated for many reasons, including factors we didn\u2019t necessarily anticipate during the initial planning, like the fighting that took place in the Strait of Hormuz. This had consequences on maritime transport, and a large part of the heavy equipment that needs to get here \u2014 including these massive armored vehicles \u2014 doesn\u2019t travel by plane but by sea, by ship. So this has significantly slowed down the process. Which has caused us some difficulties. But it\u2019s not insurmountable. It\u2019s not that we can\u2019t overcome it. We will manage,” assured Henry T. Wooster. “It\u2019s simply a variable that didn\u2019t exist when we started planning.”he continued, believing that “the FRG is an essential element to restore stability.” “You know it, and we know it: you can’t win, or achieve lasting stability, only through weapons. We are fully aware of that. But you also can’t ignore them, given what the gangs are doing \u2014 the violence, brutality, terrorism, the crime they inflict,” said Wooster, who emphasizes the effort to help strengthen the capabilities of the PNH. “We are also running another initiative in parallel, which we call P-4000. The ‘P’ stands for police, and ‘4000’ because we want to train and integrate 4,000 additional police officers in one year. This is the support we provide to the PNH. The goal is clear: to allow the Haitian state to remain what it needs to be \u2014 a sovereign state \u2014 and not be overwhelmed by the gangs,” Wooster explained, noting that his country is helping to create conditions for elections to take place in Haiti.The American diplomat said that given how long the process of confirming an ambassador in the Senate will take, he\u2019ll still be in Haiti, right on top of the issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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