Information About Haiti

President Barack Obama meets with the president of Haiti Wednesday morning and later flies to Missouri for another gathering on health care reform.

An emotional Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon paid tribute Tuesday to “the 101 heroes” working for the United Nations who were killed in the Haiti earthquake, the single greatest loss for the world body in its 64-year history.

The U.S. military hospital ship Comfort has completed its relief mission in Haiti and is heading home.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has joined Haitian President Rene Preval in calling for new elections in quake-hit Haiti as soon as possible.

The United Nations is confident there will be no security vacuum in Haiti as U.S. and other foreign troops withdraw from the earthquake-struck Caribbean country, a top U.N. official said on Tuesday.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton joined Haitian President Rene Preval Tuesday in calling for new elections in quake-hit Haiti as soon as possible.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged quake-stricken Haiti on Tuesday to hold legislative elections “as soon as appropriate,” saying new polls were key to the stability and legitimacy of the Haitian government.

Senate Finance Committee members are working with their House counterparts on tariff-lowering legislation designed to boost Haiti’s apparel industry as part of the effort to help the Caribbean nation recover from the devastating January earthquake.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Haitian President Rene Preval called Tuesday for new elections in quake-hit Haiti as soon as possible to ensure government stability and legitimacy.

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus threw his weight on Tuesday behind calls for an expansion of U.S. trade benefits to help Haiti rebuild its clothing sector after its devastating earthquake.