You cannot force them. Your example is certainly a very visible sign of progress.

I want to start off with a general question as to how effective the international aid has been to date.

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I plan to contact our people that are working in Haiti to do everything we can to impress upon the authorities in Haiti to protect the people that are in camps who are vulnerable, particularly women and girls.

Women's rights are human rights, and when we have a chance to make some significant changes in a country, gender issues need to be on the front burner.

If we can save money on the military side, at least part of that could be invested in the civilian side of our national security equation.

I am confident that if these strategies, along with the assistance and the attention of the international community are coordinated and wielded properly, the Government of Haiti could foster a more resilient society and prosperous country.

We have not done anything toward capacity-building.

We have two roles. One was humanitarian to deal with the immediate disasters.

But my question is the aid that has been made available to date--are we moving in the right direction or are we just institutionalizing the problems that were in Haiti prior to the earthquake?

We recognize the need of the diaspora to be an actor, but no one wants to make whatever the condition for that to happen.

I think it really affects our credibility as a nation.

I think that there is total agreement on this committee how proud we are that you represent our Nation globally.

I couldn't agree with you more that these are three tools that are in our toolbox that need to be deployed in a coordinated way.

I don't want to overestimate the importance of being popular in the countries that we operate, but I don't think we should underestimate that.

I do think that our policies have not been as effective as they need to be in developing the type of partnership in that country that will advance our values.

We are catering to the same small group of people and not addressing the needs of the masses.

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