Michelle Obama lands in Haiti for unannounced visit
This is the first pool report from Haiti regarding the First Lady’s visit today.
First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden arrived in Port-au-Prince, Haiti Tuesday, landing at 10:40 am, On yesterday Haitians acknowledged the three-month anniversary of the Jan. 12th, 7.0-magnitude earthquake that devastated the capital.
The Obama administration released this statement about the visit, which was kept hush until the landing:
“First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden are visiting Haiti to underscore to the Haitian people and the Haitian government the enduring U.S. commitment to help Haiti recover and rebuild, especially as we enter the rainy and hurricane seasons, and to thank the women and men across the whole of the U.S. government for their extraordinary efforts in Haiti during the past three months. They will also reach out to the UN and international relief communities in recognition of the truly global effort underway to help Haiti.”
Jacqueline Charles Caribbean Correspondent Miami Herald
