01/03/07 - Rapper Wyclef Jean to be Haiti's roving ambassador

Audible · 01-03-2007, 10:31 PM

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Haitian President Rene Preval has appointed Haitian-born hip-hop star Wyclef Jean as a roving ambassador to promote the troubled country's image abroad, government officials said on Wednesday.

"We wish we could have several Wyclefs as roving ambassadors because the country could have gained so much," Foreign Affairs Minister Renald Clerisme told Reuters in an interview.

Jean moved to New York when he was nine, but has been active in his support of his native country, regularly wearing the Haitian flag on his clothing at public events and creating a foundation to provide aid and assistance there.

Government officials praised the Grammy award-winning Jean as a model for youth, the pride of all Haitians and "our best asset to promote the country's image around the world and to help attract foreign investors."

The presidential palace announced that Preval, who left Port-au-Prince on Wednesday for a three-day visit to Jamaica, would be joined there by Jean.

Jean, 34, gained fame as a member of the hip-hop trio The Fugees, who won Grammys in 1996 for their album "The Score" and the single "Killing Me Softly With His Song." He was also nominated last month for a best pop collaboration Grammy for his performance with Shakira on the smash hit "Hips Don't Lie."

Haiti's government credits Jean with successfully lobbying the U.S. Congress for passage of a trade bill expected to help create textile manufacturing jobs in Haiti.

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sacpasse87 · 01-03-2007, 10:52 PM

1st propz, good 2 see my fellow Haitian doin it big

ns_diplomat · 01-03-2007, 11:33 PM

haitians stand up!!!

FAmE0uSZ 187 · 01-03-2007, 11:35 PM

haitians...................

most hated

but yet who cares?

JEarly · 01-03-2007, 11:49 PM

major propz thats big

SmOkEy420 · 01-04-2007, 12:46 AM

hahahahahaa

lomafame · 01-04-2007, 01:09 AM

yo mad props yo

killalaw · 01-04-2007, 02:02 AM

guuud for the Haitian pple...
Im haitian niggazzzz

Zhiwai · 01-04-2007, 02:07 AM

PRops on this

All Ready The MVP · 01-04-2007, 04:08 AM

ight props

musydee · 01-04-2007, 06:54 AM

propz to voodoo land

Jay_Dubbs_Southside_28457 · 01-04-2007, 05:32 PM

propssssssssssssssssss

Ed-ucation · 01-04-2007, 06:50 PM

props for dat

FAmE0uSZ 187 · 01-04-2007, 07:32 PM

see how no1 cares bout haitians..

Yung.KJ_85 · 01-04-2007, 10:25 PM

propz to my hatian niggz

THREATS · 01-04-2007, 10:38 PM

good for him.

C.insidious · 01-05-2007, 12:08 AM

mann wtf happened to that new Fugees CD

01-03-2007, 10:31 PM	#1
Audible YouTube.com/Audible484 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sunny Southern Cali Posts: 2,998 Repped: 1,381 Repped 832 Times in 188 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	01/03/07 - Rapper Wyclef Jean to be Haiti's roving ambassador 01/03/07 - Rapper Wyclef Jean to be Haiti's roving ambassador PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Haitian President Rene Preval has appointed Haitian-born hip-hop star Wyclef Jean as a roving ambassador to promote the troubled country's image abroad, government officials said on Wednesday. "We wish we could have several Wyclefs as roving ambassadors because the country could have gained so much," Foreign Affairs Minister Renald Clerisme told Reuters in an interview. Jean moved to New York when he was nine, but has been active in his support of his native country, regularly wearing the Haitian flag on his clothing at public events and creating a foundation to provide aid and assistance there. Government officials praised the Grammy award-winning Jean as a model for youth, the pride of all Haitians and "our best asset to promote the country's image around the world and to help attract foreign investors." The presidential palace announced that Preval, who left Port-au-Prince on Wednesday for a three-day visit to Jamaica, would be joined there by Jean. Jean, 34, gained fame as a member of the hip-hop trio The Fugees, who won Grammys in 1996 for their album "The Score" and the single "Killing Me Softly With His Song." He was also nominated last month for a best pop collaboration Grammy for his performance with Shakira on the smash hit "Hips Don't Lie." Haiti's government credits Jean with successfully lobbying the U.S. Congress for passage of a trade bill expected to help create textile manufacturing jobs in Haiti. Source: Click the Thanks Button __________________ Audible : Myspace.com/TheeAudible

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ns_diplomat Reppin' 514 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: 514 - MTL - 514 Posts: 14,944 Repped: 664 Repped 1,321 Times in 537 Posts Neg Reps: 42 Neg Repped at 76 Times in 61 Posts	haitians stand up!!! __________________ G-Unit/Shady/Aftermath!! "Shout out to all the people in Montreal - Montreal is real hood. Real gangsta out there." - Juelz Santana

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killalaw LLoydLaw Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: New york...BRooooklynnn Posts: 7 Repped: 0 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	props guuud for the Haitian pple... Im haitian niggazzzz

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Ed-ucation Veteran Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Montreal Posts: 5,083 Repped: 416 Repped 98 Times in 58 Posts Neg Reps: 5 Neg Repped at 3 Times in 3 Posts	props for dat __________________

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sacpasse87 Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 37 Repped: 1 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	1st propz, good 2 see my fellow Haitian doin it big

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FAmE0uSZ 187 Banned Join Date: May 2006 Location: NEW YORK Posts: 5,456 Repped: 1,146 Repped 771 Times in 131 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	haitians................... most hated but yet who cares?

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JEarly Banned Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: The Hood and Proud Bitch From Zone 4 Atl To East Sel To Flatbush hoe Posts: 1,838 Repped: 542 Repped 126 Times in 21 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	major propz thats big

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FAmE0uSZ 187 Banned Join Date: May 2006 Location: NEW YORK Posts: 5,456 Repped: 1,146 Repped 771 Times in 131 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	see how no1 cares bout haitians..

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Yung.KJ_85 Yung.KJ_85 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: birmingham, alabama Posts: 69 Repped: 13 Repped 2 Times in 1 Post Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	propz to my hatian niggz

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THREATS Veteran Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 9,681 Repped: 525 Repped 263 Times in 138 Posts Neg Reps: 25 Neg Repped at 16 Times in 14 Posts	good for him.

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