Building a Better Haitian State - USIP Event and Webcast

FAVACA is collaborating with the United States Institute of Peace as an online partner and encourages those interested to participate.

Webcast: You may participate in this event in two ways.  You can register to attend the event, or you may watch the live webcast and participate in online discussion beginning at 10:00am EDT on October 13, 2010 at www.usip.org/webcast.html.

Building a Better Haitian State

October 13, 2010 10:00am-12:00pm

Location:
U.S. Institute of Peace
2nd floor
1200 17th Street NW
Washington, DC 20036

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In Haiti, the challenge of earthquake recovery has been compounded by the need to prepare for presidential elections on November 28. Rubble removal and reconstruction have slowed to a crawl. Competition among 19 candidates for the nation's highest office has raised political tensions at a time when patience is running thin. A panel of experts will discuss the challenges facing the Haitian government and the international community.

This event will feature the following speakers:

Meghann Curtis
Senior Adviser, Office of the Counselor and Chief-of-Staff, U.S. Department of State

James Dobbins
Director, International Security and Defense Policy Center, RAND Corporation
Co-author, RAND report on "Building a More Resilient Haitian State"

Alex Dupuy
Distinguished Professor of Sociology, Wesleyan University

Keith Crane
Director, Environment, Energy, and Economic Development, RAND Corporation
Co-author, RAND report on "Building a More Resilient Haitian State"

Robert Maguire, Moderator
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

Inquiries

Please contact Liz Panarelli at lpanarelli@usip.org with any general questions about this event.

Media

Journalists should contact Lauren Sucher at lsucher@usip.org or Allison Sturma at asturma@usip.org.