Haiti after the Earthquake

The Inter-American Dialogue hosted a discussion on the situation in Haiti following the devastating earthquake that struck the country on January 12th.  This discussion, jointly sponsored with the U.S. Institute of Peace, examined the damage that has been done to Haiti and its people and the challenges the country now confronts. It particularly focused on how Haiti’s political and economic prospects have been affected and what can be done by the international community to help aid in recovery and reconstruction.

Speakers

• Ambassador Albert Ramdin
  Assistant Secretary General, Organization of American States
• Dora Currea
  Caribbean Country Manager, Inter-American Development Bank
• Robert Maguire
  Chair, Haiti Working Group, U.S. Institute of Peace
  Former Jennings Randolph Senior Fellow, U.S. Institute of Peace
  Associate Professor of International Affairs, Trinity Washington University
• Daniel Erikson, Moderator
  Senior Associate, U.S. Policy, Inter-American Dialogue