HAITI'S PRESIDENT ELECT VISITS THE UNITED NATIONS
Rene Preval, Haiti's new president-elect, answers questions by the media during a press conference held at the United Nations on March 27, 2006 in New York City. (UPI photo/Monika Graff)
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