Ambassador, Panelists Discuss Haiti Plight, 6 pm March 25

Ambassador Raymond Joseph of Haiti will be the keynote speaker at Haiti
Night at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 25. in the ballroom, heading a panel of
experts who will provide an update on how the Caribbean nation is coping
with the Jan. 12 earthquake.

The panelists will discuss Haiti's past, present and future. They are:

• Dr. Judy Kuriansky, a clinical psychologist, lecturer and speaker who is on the faculty of Columbia University Teachers College and the Beijing Health Sciences center. She willl discuss the importance of psychological treatment for victims and first responders.


• Sania Grandchamp, president of the Haiti Reconstruction Fund.


• Lola Poisson-Joseph, the wife of the ambassador, who will speak on women's and children's issues in the aftermath of the earthquake.

The video "We Are the World: 25 for Haiti" will be aired.

The event, organized by the International Correspondents Committee, is free and open to the public.

RSVP to Jan Du Plain at [email protected] or 202-486-7004.