Claude Joseph

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Claude Joseph (French pronunciation: [klod ʒozɛf]) is a Haitian politician who served as acting prime minister of Haiti from 14 April to 20 July 2021 and as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship from 4 March 2020 to 24 November 2021. Joseph was appointed acting Prime Minister following the resignation of Joseph Jouthe. Following the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse on 7 July 2021, Joseph led the Council of Ministers, which exercises executive power during a presidential vacancy. This role was disputed by acting Prime Minister-designate Ariel Henry and Senate leader Joseph Lambert. On 19 July 2021, it was announced that Joseph would yield the acting prime ministership to Henry and remain the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship. He stepped down as the foreign minister in November 2021. In February 2024, he was indicted for alleged complicity in President Moïse's assassination alongside Moïse's widow Martine Moïse and a former chief of the Haitian police.

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