US Joint Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Patrick Duddy, stated last night that the international community is working to re-establish democracy in Haiti. According to a report in Listin Diario, Duddy stated that “the international community has not abandoned the Haitian people, it is there, working for democracy to be re-established, and for the social situation to improve and the economy to recover”. Duddy made these comments after a meeting with the presidents of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies, Andres Bautista and Alfredo Pacheco. He was accompanied by US ambassador Hans Hertell.