Back to Haiti

Back to Haiti

Washington has pledged to work with the new government in Port-Au-Prince to kickstart the economy and help with the ongoing recovery effort. We talk with the American Ambassador to Haiti.

It's been almost two years since a crippling earthquake hit Haiti. Despite billions of dollars in emergency and foreign aid, 600,000 displaced Haitians are still homeless. Washington has pledged to work with the new government in Port-Au-Prince to kickstart the economy and help with the ongoing recovery effort. We talk with the U.S. Ambassador to Haiti.

Guests

Kenneth Merten

United States Ambassador to Haiti

Manolia Charlotin

Editor & Business Manager, Boston Haitian Reporter; Co-Founder, Haiti 2015

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Check out our special Haiti coverage from our 2010 reporting trip there.

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Wed, 10/19/2011 - 1:41pm
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