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Haitian President Rene Preval And Leaders Of Latin America
Preval in a picture with several leaders of Latin American nations. Under the government of Rene Preval, there were many economic opportunities created for Haiti. Preval took it on himself to initiate friendly and cooperative relationships with countries such as Cuba, Venezuela, Bahamas, Panama and Bolivia.
Under his government, many economic and medical agreements were signed. The Cuban government increased the number of medical doctors providing services to the Haitians. Venezuela under Hugo Chavez provided financial and energy cooperation. The issue regarding immigration was managed to a certain extent
Haitian President Rene Preval And George W. Bush
Here is a picture of Haitian President Rene Preval with former U.S. President George W. Bush.
Following the Haiti earthquake, president Barrack Obama appointed former presidents Georges W. Bush and Bill Clinton
Many people criticized the policy of former president George W. Bush toward Haiti. On January 5, 1991 He announced that the American government will continue to intercept and return Haitian boat people trying to reach the U.S. In the meantime, his policy toward the Cubans who arrived into the U.S. was completely different.
On February 17, 2004, acting under the George W. Bush government, Secretary of State Colin Powel sated that Jean-Bertrand Aristide was the democratically elected president of Haiti. However, just few days later, U.S. military personnel escorted former president Aristide out of Haiti.
Haitian President Rene Preval And U.S. Secretary Hillary Clinton
U.S. Secretary Hillary Clinton meeting with Haitian President Rene Preval. During her visit she assured the Haitian people that the US will be working with the haitian government to provide assistance after the earthquake that took the lives of so many. She stated : to assist in every way we can.
Haitian President Rene Preval And U.S. Speaker Nancy Pelosi
U.S. Speaker Nancy Pelosi meeting with Haitian president Rene Preval following the earthquake. She said: Our two countries have a strong friendship, so Members of Congress have met on many occasions with President Preval. On this occasion, we'll be focusing on assistance to Haiti in the wake of the earthquake.
Haitian President Rene Preval And President Bill Clinton
A picture of former U.S. President Bill Clinton with Haitian President Rene Preval
Former president Bill Clinton was appointed by the U.N. as co-czar of Haiti's post-earthquake reconstruction. Prior to that, he was the United Nation's Special envoy to Haiti
Critics of former President Bill Clinton blame him for the rapid decline in Haiti economic condition.
It is reported that after the 1991 coup that removed Former Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide into power, Bill Clinton continued with the same policy of his George Bush which is a policy of jailing Haitian refugees in Guantanamo.
He is also accused for pressuring Aristide to adopt free market economic policy as a condition of restoring him into power in 1994. This policy actually drove the country into becoming the poorest in the western hemisphere.