Ambassador Daniel L. Foote (ret.) was U.S. Special Envoy for Haiti from July – September 2021
As I watched the footage of suspected Haitian gang members begging for mercy as a vigilante mob burned them alive on Monday, I felt disgusted – but totally unsurprised.
Unsurprised because atrocities like this have become commonplace in a nation that has lost any semblance of civil society.
Disgusted because I am in no doubt that the blame for this horrific violence lies with President Joe Biden.
Let me explain.
In July 2021, Haitian President Jovenel Moise was assassinated, and the country collapsed into civil unrest.
I was named U.S. Special Envoy for Haiti by President Biden, charged with helping to restore peace and pave the way towards democratic elections.