Hillary in Haiti
Sec. of State Hillary Clinton, third left, talks with U.S. Ambassador to Haiti Kenneth Merten, second left, upon arrival to the airport ahead of a meeting with aid workers and Haiti's President Rene Preval in Port-au- Prince, Haiti, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010.(AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
Hillary arrived in the devastated capital Port-au-Prince aboard a US Coast Guard plane last night,
She is the highest-ranking US official to visit the Caribbean nation since Tuesday's deadly 7.0-magnitude quake.
"We are here at the invitation of your government to help you," she told a press conference after talks with US officials organizing the relief operation and an hour-long meeting with President Rene Preval.
"As President (Barack) Obama has said, we will be here today, tomorrow and for the time ahead. I know the resilience and strength of the Haitian people. You have been severely tested. But I believe that Haiti can come back stronger and better in the future."
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) is greeted by Haitian Foreign Minister Marie-Michelle Rey as she arrives at Port-au-Prince Toussaint Louverture International Airport. Clinton pledged US support for Haiti's recovery from a devastating earthquake, in a lightning visit to the hub of relief operations for the Caribbean nation.(AFP/Nicholas Kamm)
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks to the press with Haitian President Rene Preval after their meeting at Port-au-Prince's Toussaint Louverture International Airport. Clinton pledged US support for Haiti's recovery from a devastating earthquake, in a lightning visit to the hub of relief operations for the Caribbean nation.(AFP/Nicholas Kamm)
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (center R), meets with Haiti's President Rene Preval (3L), to discuss conditions in the country following Tuesday's deadly earthquake in Port-au-Prince. Clinton pledged US support for Haiti's recovery from a devastating earthquake, in a lightning visit to the hub of relief operations for the Caribbean nation.(AFP/Pool/Julie Jacobson
Contrary to Obama, Hillary acts, she does not talk
She has flown there to stand near those who suffer, as usual.
Like Bill she really cares for people, contrary to Mister O. who speaks about Haiti with a total indifference, visibly not moved by those terrible images we can see on television...
