Dr WATSON R. DENIS==================

Ambassador Watson Denis is currently the Chargé d’Affaires: Embassy of the Republic ofHaiti in Japan
Education and Teaching:
Ph.D. in History: University of Puerto Rico, College of Humanities, Department of History(1999 - 2004).
Dr Watson Denis is holder of a diploma in Social Sciences, a master’s degree in diplomacy
and international Relations. As well has studies law.
From 1996 – 2023: Professor of History, Caribbean History and International Relations, StateUniversity of Haiti.
He was a Visiting Professor and Researcher at the Florida International University, Miami,Florida, (2010).
Work Experience:
He has held many positions in Diplomacy, Politics, and International Relations:- Advisor for International Affairs, Ministry of Haitians Living in Foreign Countries(MHAVE), 1995-1996, Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
- Political Advisor for Caribbean Affairs, Bureau of Prime Minister, Port-au-Prince,Haiti (1996 – 1997).
- Political Advisor at the Secretariat of the Association of the Caribbean States(Trinidad and Tobago (2006-2009).
- Director of Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship of theRepublic of Haiti (2009-2013).
- Special Advisor of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Haiti and Coordinator of
his Cabinet (January 2015- March 2016)- Chief of Staff, Cabinet of the Ministry of Defense (2020-2021).
- Appointed as Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Haiti, to theOrganization of American States (OAS), then Ambassador Extraordinary andPlenipotentiary of the Republic of Haiti to the Kingdom of Morocco (2021).
In his career, he has conducted diplomatic missions to CARICOM, Organization of American
States (OAS), European Union, and Organization of United Nations (UN).
Research &Publications- Author of many articles published namely in French, English and Spanish in
specialized journals and encyclopedias.
- Author of books on History, Caribbean region, regional cooperation, economicintegration, Migration, Political Affairs, and International Relations. Among them, inFrench:1••••••L’Association des États de la Caraïbe (AEC) : l’organisation de la GrandeCaraïbe (2013) ;Haïti au-delà du 12 janvier 2015. Droit, constitution et politique, (2015) ;Haïti : changer le cours de l’Histoire (2016) ;Haïti, la CARICOM et la Caraïbe. Questions d’économie politique,d’intégration économique et de relations Internationales (Coordinator,2020) ;La négation du droit à la nationalité en République dominicaine. Lasituation d’apatridie des Dominicains et Dominicaines d’ascendancehaïtienne (Coordinator, 2021).
Terreurs de frontière. Le massacre des Haïtiens en République dominicaine
en 1937 (en collaboration), 2023.

SCHOLARSHIP• Secretary General of the Haitian Society of History, Geography and Geology• Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the Haitian Society of History, Geography andGeology• Member of the American Historical Society (USA)KNOWLEDGE IN LANGUAGES
Creole (Haitian), French, English, and Spanish.
Membership in Scientific institutions & Professional Associations- General Secretary of Société Haïtienne d’Histoire, de Géographie et de Géologie(Haiti)- Member of LASA (Latin America Studies Association)- Member of CSA (Caribbean Studies Association)- Member of ACH (Association of Caribbean Historians).

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