Following the February 7 elections, Haiti will reach a crossroads. The path its new leaders select will determine its future. Repeatedly, Haiti has defied foreign attempts to impose solutions to its myriad problems. Only Haitians are capable of finding sustainable solutions.

The question is whether Haiti can put forward leaders that will seize the opportunity and whether these leaders will receive appropriate international support. These and related issues were addressed at the first meeting of USIP's Haiti Working Group.

Speakers

• Jacques Bernard
  Director | Haiti Provisional Election Commission
• Ambassador Roger Noriega
  Visiting Fellow, American Enterprise Institute | Former Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs
• John Maisto
  U.S. Ambassador | Organization of American States
• Mark Schneider
  Sr. Vice President | International Crisis Group
• Johanna Mendelson Forman
  Director | Peace, Security, and Human Rights, UN Foundation
• Robert Perito, Moderator
  U.S. Institute of Peace

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