The 46-year-old wife of President Barack Obama made the stopover in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince en route to an April 13-15 visit to Mexico. She arrived with Jill Biden, the wife of Vice President Joe Biden.
Immediately after the catastrophic January 12 earthquake that Haiti's government says may have killed more than 300,000 people, President Obama ordered thousands of U.S. soldiers and aid workers to spearhead a huge international relief effort to help the impoverished Caribbean state.
"First lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden are visiting Haiti to underscore to the Haitian people and the Haitian government the enduring U.S. commitment to help Haiti recover and rebuild, especially as we enter the rainy and hurricane seasons," the White House said in a statement.
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Read the transcript of Michelle and Jill Biden's remarks here.
