Danielle Saint Lot is the Founder and President of the Danielle Saint Lot Haiti Women’s Foundation (DSLF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to unlock the full economic and creative potential of Haitian women. She also serves as President of Caribbean Business Consulting (CBC), a boutique advisory firm offering customized solutions to strengthen private sector development and economic governance in Haiti.
With a lifelong commitment to women’s rights and inclusive development, she was appointed Ambassador-at-Large for Women’s Empowerment of the Republic of Haiti, amplifying women’s voices at both national and international levels.
Ambassador Saint-Lôt’s public service career is marked by a series of groundbreaking accomplishments. She served as Haiti’s Minister of Tourism and holds the distinction of being the first woman to serve as Minister of Commerce and Industry. She also previously led the Haitian Chamber of Commerce and Industry as its Executive Director.
With over 30 years of experience in development work, she has successfully led and advised initiatives in market systems development, gender equity and inclusion, local governance, and community resilience. Her extensive work spans partnerships with government institutions, international donors, private sector actors, and grassroots organizations.
Ambassador Saint-Lôt also the co-founder of Femmes en Démocratie and currently serves on the Vital Voices Global Advisory Council. In recognition of her extraordinary leadership, she was honored as one of the first recipients of the DVF Awards by Diane von Furstenberg and the Diller–von Furstenberg Family Foundation—celebrating women who have the courage to fight, the power to empower, and the leadership to inspire.
She is also a recipient of the Diplomatic Bulletin Award of the Republic of Serbia, including the Milunka Savić Medal of Honor for Bravery, and serves as a board member of the Island SPACE Caribbean Museum.
Ambassador Saint Lot holds a master’s degree in international Economic Relations from the Institut International d’Administration Publique in Paris, France, and a bachelor’s degree in international relations from the State University of Haiti in Port-au-Prince. She is fluent in French and Haitian Creole, and proficient in English.