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  • Secretary of State Clinton welcomes Haitian President Preval to the State Department. (March 9, 2010) © AP Images Next Steps on Haiti

    Secretary of State Hillary Clinton welcomed President Preval of Haiti on March 9. In her remarks, the Secretary underscored - "We are preparing for the major donors conference...and we are listening very carefully to President Preval and the voices of the Haitian people as to what our next steps should be."

  • President Obama meets with President Mauricio Funes of El Salvador in the Oval Office. (March 8, 2010) © AP Images President Funes of El Salvador Visits the U.S.

    Pres. Obama (Mar. 8): “I’ve been following the President since his election … and have been very favorably impressed by the steps that he’s taking to try to break down political divisions within the country and move it forward with a spirit of progress and focusing on prosperity at every level of Salvadorian society.”

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  • Secretary Clinton's Travel to Latin America

    The Secretary's trip includes visits to Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Costa Rica and Guatemala from February 28 – March 5. In Uruguay, she led the U.S. delegation to the inauguration of His Excellency Jose Mujica, accompanied by Ambassador Carmen Lomellin.

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News & Events: Highlights from the U.S. Mission
President Obama and President Preval of Haiti return to the Oval Office, following their remarks in the Rose Garden of the White House, March 10, 2010.

Haitian President Preval Visits the White House
In remarks at a Rose Garden press event (Mar. 10), President Obama noted that: "America’s commitment to Haiti’s recovery and reconstruction must endure and will endure. This pledge is one that I made at the beginning of this crisis and I intend for America to keep our pledge. America will be your partner in the recovery and reconstruction effort."

An image of Cuban dissident Orlando Zapata Tamayo hangs on a door during a service in Havana, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010. ©AP Images

U.S. Addresses Death of Cuban Dissident at OAS
In remarks to the Permanent Council, the U.S. delegation spoke out against human rights violations in Cuba upon the death of prominent Cuban dissident and prisoner of conscience Orlando Zapata Tamayo in Havana. Jailed since 2003, Zapata died in a hunger strike to protest human rights violations by the Cuban government.

Venezuelan university students end a 17-day hunger strike held outside OAS offices in Caracas on Dec. 8, 2009, after assurances that their concerns over human rights conditions in Venezuela would be conveyed to the IACHR.

OAS Discusses IACHR Report on Venezuela
In an address to the Permanent Council, Ambassador Carmen Lomellin expressed U.S. support for the IACHR’s defense of human rights in the region, and echoed the call for the Venezuelan government to allow it to visit the country and “take steps to remedy the appalling state of affairs” detailed in the IACHR report.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the Department of State (February 18, 2010)

Day of the Women of the Americas
Secretary of State Clinton (Feb. 18): “I am proud to honor the women of the hemisphere who are working every day to build a better future for themselves, their families, and their societies … Empowering women…results in stronger economies, more vibrant societies, healthier communities, and greater peace and stability.”

Secretary of State Clinton delivers remarks at the Newseum. (January 21, 2010)

Remarks on Internet Freedom
In remarks at the Newseum, Secretary of State Clinton addressed the situation in Haiti before delivering her address in which she underscored the importance of governments to uphold the right "to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers" as enshrined in the Universal Declaration on Human Rights.

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Fifth Summit



The Fifth Summit of the Americas took place on April 17-19, 2009 in Trinidad & Tobago and was attended by President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton.