we need to commit to a major shift in u. s. policy with haiti. i am not just talking about immigration. i'm talking about the different treatment of haitian people and the way we treat haitian haiti among our foreign policy priorities in the centerfield. it has to be a focus of this committee. i could guarantee. and i do think --i heard you say this, mr. ambassador. i am pleased with the appointment and finally the clearance of brian nichols to be the deputy secretary. i worked with him. on the western hemisphere very closely i worked with him. i have confidence in brian nichols and i hope he is the right man at the right time to bend the policy of the western hemisphere to make sure it is as inclusive as any other country on the hemisphere. i think he will. i look forward to working with him. on a wide variety of things dealing with the western hemisphere. i deeply believe that we should have another special envoy, hopefully somebody as good as you, someone willing to take a fresh look at this, someone willing to talk to people, and someone who