Haiti

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

2261 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C.
Exhibit: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm | Briefing: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

For more information or to RSVP, please email kcrosby@usaid.gov

Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson, joined by Representatives Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Florida), John Conyers (D-Michigan), Maxine Waters (D-California), Barbara Lee (D-California), and Yvette Clark (D-New York), on Wednesday, November 16, served as honorary co-hosts of a briefing on USAID-led efforts to help Haiti recover from the extensive damage wrought by Hurricane Matthew.

Today marks the third anniversary of the Dominican Constitutional Court's decision to strip the hundreds of thousands of Dominicans of foreign descent of their citizenship, the majority of whom are of Haitian descent. They are also being denied the legal rights and protections to which they were previously entitled. The court's decision has created a devastating human rights crisis and an unprecedented level of statelessness. It is particularly devastating for children who can no longer attend school or seek medical care.

Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson's Statement in Response to
the U.N.'s Apology for Haiti's 2010 Cholera Epidemic

Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson issued the following statement on Haiti's upcoming presidential and legislative elections:

"I applaud Haiti's citizens for finding the strength to set their struggles aside and wish them the best as they pursue the Herculean task of conducting an election in the aftermath of the hurricane. The sooner a new government is in place, the quicker Haiti will be able to recover from the various natural disasters it has faced and begin to grow and thrive."

More than 50 Democratic and Republican House lawmakers from 20 states, the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands have joined Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson on a letter to President Obama urging his administration to reconsider a decision to deport undocumented Haitians back to their troubled nation.

Miami, FL - Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson on Tuesday, October 5, 2016, spoke by telephone with Kenneth Merten, the U.S. State Department's special coordinator for Haiti; Jeremy Konyndyk, director of the U.S. Agency for International Development's Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance; USAID Haiti Mission director Jene Thomas; Jean Monestime, who sits on the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners; and other stakeholders about Haiti relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew.

MIAMI, FL - Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson on Wednesday, October 12, 2016, spoke by telephone with officials from USAID's Hurricane Matthew Response Management Team; representatives from the Centers for Disease Control; the office of Miami-Dade County Commission Chairman Jean Monestime; and other stakeholders about Haiti relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew.