Kathia Verdier

Verdies was born in 1994 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.^[1][2] She has completed courses in governance and public administration, specializing in communication, as well as in NGO management, finance, accounting, and international trade.^[1][2]

Verdier has worked for several companies, some of which she founded and foundations.^[1] She led the association Action Socio-Cultural for a Secure Tomorrow in Haiti (AS-LAH) and founded the National Association for Aquatic Resource Management and Protection (ANAEPA).^[1][2]

On 15 November 2024, Verdied was announced as the new Minister of Haitians Living Abroad of the transitional cabinet of Alix Didier Fils-Aimé.^[3] She was sworn in on 16 November.^[4] Kathia Verdier has launched an initiative to provide identity documents to members of the Haitian diaspora, with the aim of facilitating the exercise of their rights as citizens.^[5]

Under her leadership, the Ministry was given an organic law, after thirty-one years of operating without a legal framework.^[6] In December 2025, she also officially launched the Diaspora Mapping project.^[7]