22641: (Chamberlain) Haiti Reconstruction (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: Greg Chamberlain <GregChamberlain@compuserve.com>

   WASHINGTON, July 7 (AP) -- More than $1 billion will probably be needed
to rebuild Haiti, the Americas' poorest country, after its recent political
upheaval, a senior Treasury Department official said Wednesday.
   John Taylor, the department's under secretary for international affairs,
offered the estimate as he prepared to visit Port-au-Prince Thursday and
meet with government representatives to discuss their efforts to establish
economic stability in Haiti.
   Taylor said a donors conference for Haiti reconstruction will be held in
Washington on July 20 at the World Bank, which is currently working on a
needs assessment for the country. The money, he said, is needed to build
roads and schools and improve electric power, among other things.
   On his trip this week, Taylor also plans to visit the Dominican
Republic, which is on the same island as Haiti. He will discuss economic
matters with government officials in Santo Domingo, the republic's capital.