Blinken Urges Haitian Prime Minister for Quicker Government Transition

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke by phone Thursday with Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry, emphasizing the urgent need to expedite the transition towards a more inclusive government, according to a senior official from the State Department quoted by Reuters. Brian Nichols, Deputy Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, stated during a think tank conference in Washington that the conversation with Mr. Henry was intense, as Haiti continues to face an ongoing wave of gang violence threatening to destabilize the governmen