Secretary Clinton Heads To Haiti This Week

The State Dept. announced yesterday that Secretary Clinton will be heading to Haiti on Thursday prior to going to the Fifth Summit of the Americas with President Obama:

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton this week turns the spotlight on the poorest country in the Americas: Haiti.

She will attend a Donors’ Conference on Haiti tomorrow in Washington to discuss how the world can come to Haiti’s aid. That high-level gathering that will include United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and a variety of international organizations.

Clinton plans to visit Haiti Thursday, the State Department announced today. “While in Haiti Secretary Clinton will meet with President René Préval to discuss issues of common concern including stability, security and assistance,” State Department spokesman Robert Wood said Monday.

After visiting Haiti, and a stopover in next-door Dominican Republic, Clinton will join President Obama to attend the Summit of the Americas at the end of the week in Trinidad and Tobago.

For more information on the Summit of the America’s, go to their official site.

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