"WASHINGTON -- Signaling a strong U.S. commitment to Haiti, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will visit the storm-ravaged Caribbean nation next week to meet with President René Préval. State Department officials have not yet confirmed the visit, but Haitian officials say they have been told that Clinton plans to make a brief visit to the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince on Thursday while en route to Trinidad and Tobago to attend the Fifth Summit of the Americas alongside President Barack Obama. The Haiti visit would come two days after Clinton leads the U.S. delegation at a critical Haiti donors conference in Washington, and three days before Haitians head to the polls Sunday to choose among 105 candidates for 12 Senate seats. Those familiar with the bilateral talks told The Miami Herald that the U.S. government is expected to announce on Tuesday at least $50 million in additional aid for Haiti, including money for direct budget support. Haiti is seeking at least $2 billion toward a three-year poverty reduction plan, as well as money to close its budget gap."(Miami Herald)
Haiti just needs all the help they can get, thank you for remembering there is a fucking 4th world country less than 120 miles from the US coast.
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