Haiti, formerly a French colony, declared its independence in 1804. Switzerland recognised the new state immediately. Following a period during which Haiti was occupied by US troops, Switzerland opened an honorary consulate in Port-au-Prince in 1935, which became a consulate in 1959 and a consulate general in 2006. It was upgraded to an embassy in 2011. From March 2023, diplomatic relations with Haiti are handled by the Swiss embassy in Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic).
In June 2011, the consular services were transferred to the regional consular centre in Santo Domingo.
Switzerland represented Haitian interests in several countries during the Second World War and in Cuba from 1964 to 1967.
Haiti, historical Dictionary of Switzerland (de, fr, it)
Diplomatic documents of Switzerland, Dodis