01/12/2009
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"Secretary Clinton has called Haiti 'a test of resolve and commitment,' and that challenge extends to the country's leaders, to its people, to its donors, including the United States of America."
"The effective management of energy resources is fundamental; fundamental to our national security and economic prosperity."
"our job is to 'work to make sure a government's first obligation is to its own people.'"
"There are no quick fixes or shortcuts in building capacity in Haiti's governmental and nongovernmental sectors."