FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 12, 2010
Washington, D.C. – Marleine Bastien visited the White House on Wednesday to participate in President Obama and President Preval’s press conference and to meet with Organization of American States (OAS) officials in preparation for the March 21-23, 2010 meeting on “Rebuilding Haiti.”
“I commend President Obama for his leadership and strong humanitarian response to Haiti’s crisis, Mrs. Bastien said. With a sound strategic plan and the relief of all of Haiti’s debt, President Préval can finally put Haiti on the road to development, with the participation and support of Haitians in Haiti and abroad.”
Marleine Bastien co-chairs the Haiti Relief Task Force. She traveled to Haiti in the aftermath of the earthquake to coordinate the relief efforts.
A longtime Haitian-American activist and community organizer, she is the founder, former president, and current Executive Director of Fanm Ayisyen Nan Miyami, Inc/ Haitian Women of Miami and Vice Chair of the Haitian-American Grassroots Coalition.
