14760: Hermantin: North-South Center Seminar-Whither Haiti: from Crisis to Development (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: leonie hermantin <lhermantin@hotmail.com>

The Dante B. Fascell North-South Center is pleased to invite you to our
upcoming seminar entitled "Whither Haiti: from Crisis to Development" on
Tuesday, February 11, 9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. The event will be held at the
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1779 Massachusetts Ave. NW,
Washington D.C. 20036, Choate Room, first floor. A light continental
breakfast and lunch will be served.

Since May 2000, the political stalemate in Haiti has had an increasingly
disastrous effect on the country's economy and overall stability. Those most
affected by this crisis are Haiti's eight million citizens, an already
vulnerable population. The Organization of American States (OAS) has led an
international effort to broker a political accord between the government and
the opposition. How have other institutions inside and outside of Haiti been
supporting the country and its citizens during this period and what
particular challenges do they face? Moreover, once the immediate crisis is
resolved, what steps can be taken to put Haiti on course for growth and
development?

Distinguished panelists from the private and public sectors will address
these issues, among others. Please see the attached agenda for a complete
list of panels and panelists. Assistant Secretary General of the OAS
Ambassador Luigi Einaudi, who has led the OAS effort in Haiti, will deliver
the keynote address. Dr. Max Castro, Senior Research Associate at the
North-South Center, will moderate the discussion.

Please RSVP to Katherine Hutter at 202-466-8755 or via email at
khutterk@aol.com.

Best regards,

Ambler H. Moss, Jr.
Director




Whither Haiti: from Crisis to Development


When: Tuesday, Feb 11, 2003
Where: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1779 Massachusetts Ave.
NW, Washington D.C. 20036, Choate Room, first floor

Welcome (9:00 - 9:05): Max Castro, North-South Center

Overview of the current context (9:05 - 9:15): Bob Maguire, Trinity College

Panel 1 (9:15 - 10:45): Current Development Efforts in Haiti: Marching in
Place or Moving Ahead?

Christopher Daniel, Catholic Relief Services – operating in Haiti as an
international development organization

Representative from Hydro-Quebec International – presentation of Jacmel
electricity-sector project

Jan Vermeiren, OAS, Unit for Sustainable Development and Environment –
managing Haiti’s natural resources

Clinton Doggett, USAID – U.S. assistance to Haiti

David Lewis, Manchester Trade, Ltd. – new trade opportunities for Haitian
manufacturing

Commentator: Yves Savain, Keybridge International

Coffee Break (10:45 – 11:00)

Panel 2 (11:00 - 12:30): Post-Crisis Haiti: Actors and Long-term Action
Plans

James Morrell, Haiti Democracy Project – mobilizing resources for
development

Peter Contostavlos (invited), Office of Senator Bill Nelson – the U.S. role

Marx Aristide, Haitian-American Skill Share Foundation – involvement of the
Diaspora (a Diaspora perspective)

Carlo Dade, Inter-American Foundation – involvement of the Diaspora (an
institutional perspective)

Lunch/Keynote Address (12:30 - 1:30): Luigi Einaudi, OAS









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