Hillary Clinton, USAID chief to visit Haiti on Saturday

[alsame]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she would visit Haiti on Saturday with new USAID chief Rajiv Shah to get a firsthand look at the earthquake relief effort.

"I also have decided after consulting with President Obama and others in our government that I will be traveling to Haiti tomorrow with USAID administrator Dr. Raj Shah," Clinton told a news briefing on Friday.

"We will be meeting President Preval and other members of the Haitian government along with the members of the U.S. government team on the ground," Clinton said.

The trip would also allow her to personally convey support to the people of Haiti, she said

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60E5NA20100115?type=politicsNews

[Beacool]

1. Good for Hillary and Shah!!!

Andrea Mitchell was just saying that the symbolism of Hillary going there will mean a lot to the people.

:thumbsup:

[alsame]

2. Yep, I'm very glad she's going. nt

[IndianaGreen]

3. This is really good news!

Having Hillary on the ground can get things moving very quickly.

[alsame]

4. MSNBC reported that President Preval asked her to visit.. She will

personally bring some supplies and take some people back to the US.

[Cha]

5. Good..thanks for this alsame..

Since this devastating tragedy happened..at least we have intelligent caring people in charge and the feeling is 180 degrees different than when New Orleans was drowning.