Ambassador Lesly David
Permanent Secretary
Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA)

Ambassador Lesly David holds a bachelor’s degree in international law and a specialisation in Caribbean regional integration from the Universidad de Oriente in Santiago de Cuba.

He has an extensive diplomatic career that includes his work as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Haiti to the Republic of Colombia and Concurrent Ambassador to the Republic of Ecuador; as well as Ambassador of the Republic of Haiti to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela between 2012 and 2024.

His consular career includes a period at the Haitian Consulate in Miami, where he was responsible for cultural, tourism and institutional liaison matters. In addition, he worked as a consultant in public relations and special programmes related to Haitian migrants in Latin America.

Ambassador Lesly David was elected by acclamation as the 13th Permanent Secretary of SELA, within the framework of the XVIII Special Meeting of the Latin American Council of the organisation, held on 16 June this year, for a four-year term from 2025 to 2029.