Haiti president offers new prime minister
For years her name has been rumored as a potential prime ministerial candidate. But each time the job was available, Michèle Pierre-Louis never got the call — until now. Pierre-Louis, a highly-respected educator who is considered a trailblazer in international circles because of her work on behalf of Haiti’s poor and youths, has been tapped by Haitian President René Préval to become prime minister. Full Story