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United States Congresswoman Corrine Brown Makes Visit to Haiti

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - September 3, 2013

Above: Rep. Corinne Brown

By the Caribbean Journal staff

United States Congresswoman Corrine Brown visited Haiti this weekend.

Brown’s visit included talks with Haiti President Michel Martelly and other officials to discuss “ongoing cooperation between the United States and Haiti,” according to a statement from the US Embassy in Port-au-Prince.

Brown also made trips to the Institute of Welfare and Research and met with legal advisor Andolphe ED Guillaume.

Brown represents the Fifth Congressional District of Florida.

She is the latest Florida lawmaker to visit Haiti, following a trip by Senator Bill Nelson last month.

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