The President of the Transitional Presidential Council (CPT), Fritz Alphonse Jean, met with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, in Jamaica to discuss Haiti’s political and security situation.
During the meeting, Marco Rubio expressed the United States’ support for efforts aimed at restoring stable constitutional order in Haiti and reaffirmed Washington’s stance against gang violence, which continues to destabilize the nation.
The Secretary of State praised the courage of the Haitian National Police (PNH) and the international personnel engaged in the country’s stabilization. He emphasized that the crisis, worsened by the rise of criminal groups, required strengthened regional cooperation to restore peace and security in Haiti. Rubio also stressed the importance of close collaboration among regional nations to address shared challenges and build a peaceful future for the country.
In addition to his discussions with Marco Rubio, the CPT president also met with several regional leaders, including Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness, Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Mottley, and the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago. During these meetings, Fritz Jean and the regional leaders discussed common issues, particularly regional security and economic cooperation.
These meetings aim to strengthen regional cooperation and identify concrete opportunities to support Haiti’s stabilization and development.
These discussions take place at a time when armed gangs are terrorizing Port-au-Prince and several provincial cities. The vast majority of the Haitian capital is controlled by these criminal groups, while the Haitian National Police and soldiers from the Multinational Security Mission in Haiti remain largely powerless. This foreign force, which was supposed to have more than 5,000 members, currently consists of around a thousand soldiers—far too few to confront the increasingly powerful armed gangs.
