The Spanish press agency (EFE) revealed today that the US government has appointed a new special coordinator for Haiti. His functions include promoting democracy, economic growth and respect for human rights in Haiti. Diplomat Donald Steinberg, according to a note from the US Department of State, is also entrusted with reducing drug trafficking and the displacement of illegal Haitian migrants to the US. Steinberg is a former US ambassador in Angola and special advisor on African affairs. He replaces David Greenlee, who was appointed ambassador to Paraguay. The US intervened Haiti in 1995 at a time when hundreds of Haitians were attempting to reach the US by small boat.
