U.n. To Name Bill Clinton Haiti Envoy

U.N. to name Bill Clinton Haiti envoy

Former President Bill Clinton will be named special U.N. envoy to this impoverished Caribbean nation that has been mired in political and social turmoil for decades, his spokesman said Monday.

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