CLINTON SELECTED AS UN ENVOY 2 HAITI

According to the Associated Press Bill Clinton has accepted the designation of United Nations Special Envoy to Haiti. His new position only pays $1 and travel expenses to and from Haiti. Clinton wants to give back and make sure that the work he did while in office is not undone.

Because of the Clintons’ marriage, State Department lawyers must approve some of Bill Clinton’s international activities under an agreement between the U.S. Senate and the Clinton Foundation, which works in Haiti on a number of issues including health care, AIDS, the environment and economic development.

Haiti does not currently have a special U.N. envoy, and it is not clear what Clinton’s duties will be. The Miami Herald, which first reported the appointment, said he will be expected to visit the Caribbean country — a two-hour flight from Miami — at least four times a year.

Haitian citizens particularly those living in dire poverty are the intended primary benefactors of Clintons' appointment.