Expressing congratulations and support for the appointment of former President William J. Clinton as United Nations Special Envoy for Haiti, and for other purposes.

Applauds former President Clinton for past efforts to bring stability to Haiti and congratulates him on his appointment as United Nations Special Envoy for Haiti.

Reaffirms the commitment of the United States to the development, rehabilitation, and improved quality of life of Haiti and its people.

[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 801 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 801

 Expressing congratulations and support to former President William J. 
 Clinton on his appointment as United Nations Special Envoy for Haiti, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 6, 2009

 Mr. Payne (for himself, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Hastings of 
    Florida, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. 
Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, 
     Mr. Rush, Mr. Towns, and Mr. Rangel) submitted the following 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing congratulations and support to former President William J. 
 Clinton on his appointment as United Nations Special Envoy for Haiti, 
                        and for other purposes.

Whereas, on May 19, 2009, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon announced 
        the appointment of former President William J. Clinton as the United 
        States Government's Special Envoy for Haiti;
Whereas 54 percent of Haitians live on less than $1 per day while illiteracy is 
        estimated at 44 percent;
Whereas the unemployment rate in the formal sector is between 70-80 percent;
Whereas 46 percent of Haitians do not have sustainable access to potable water;
Whereas former President Clinton brings significant credibility to this effort 
        as a highly regarded statesman, diplomat, and negotiator;
Whereas in 1994, then President Clinton sent the Army and Marines to Haiti to 
        pave the way for the return of the people's elected President, who had 
        been deposed in a coup;
Whereas in March 2009, former President Clinton toured the Haitian capital of 
        Port-au-Prince with the United Nations Secretary General to encourage 
        investment after a year that saw a food crisis, destabilizing riots, and 
        four devastating tropical storms;
Whereas former President Clinton has declared his support of the Haitian 
        Government in the implementation of its program, ``Haiti: A New 
        Paradigm'', whose priorities are mainly the reconstruction process from 
        the devastation caused by the last four storms, and to generate new jobs 
        and enhance delivery of basic services;
Whereas former President Clinton has also stated that he wants to encourage more 
        international private sector investment in Haiti and to make Haiti more 
        competitive to attract such investment;
Whereas in April of 2009, former President Clinton attended a donors conference 
        in Washington that resulted in pledges of $324,000,000 for the 
        struggling country; and
Whereas former President Clinton also intends to ensure that the donor funds are 
        delivered swiftly into areas where they can be most effectively spent: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) applauds former President Clinton for past efforts in 
        trying to bring stability to the nation of Haiti;
            (2) congratulates former President William J. Clinton on 
        his appointment as United Nations Special Envoy for Haiti; and
            (3) reaffirms the United States commitment to the 
        development, rehabilitation, and improved quality of life of 
        Haiti and its people.
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