Bill Clinton assumes $1/year Haiti job

Yesterday, Secretary Clinton's husband, Bill, officially assumed his new job, U.N. envoy to Haiti, a position that pays $1 per year. He will lead a $350 million project to help the Caribbean country get back on its feet after being devastated by storms last year.

Secretary Clinton and the former U.S. president have a special place in their hearts for Haiti, having made a visit there as newlyweds. Regarding U.S. support for the country, Bill Clinton said in jest at a news conference at U.N. headquarters, "The secretary of state has been going to Haiti about as long as I have. … I assume I won't have to say much." (As for any conflict of interest arising from Bill's envoy position, the White House and State Department gave their OK to it.)

(The photo above shows Bill Clinton with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the news conference yesterday.)

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