As major developments unfold in Haiti daily - the President resigns, the U.S. sends troops in, the violence continues - Dr. Robert Maguire can provide his expertise on the political, historical, economic and cultural forces that have created this situation.

Dr. Maguire has been involved with Haiti since the mid 1970s through affiliations with the Inter-American Foundation, U.S. Department of State, and Johns Hopkins, Brown and Georgetown Universities. He has been published extensively on issues of economic and grassroots development, governance and politics, the Haitian peasantry, public security, international assistance, and state/civil society relations.

Dr. Maguire was most recently in Haiti in December 2003, where he had the opportunity for a one-hour meeting with then President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.

Dr. Robert Maguire's Bio
Haiti Program at Trinity College
Dr. Maguire's Briefing Paper: "US Policy Towards Haiti: Engagement or Estrangement?"
Dr. Maguire's Congressional Testimony: House International Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, March 3, 2004
Dr. Maguire's Senate Testimony: Foreign Relations Committee, March 10, 2004

Dr. Robert Maguire, Director of the Haiti Program at Trinity may be reached at 202/884-9585, or by e-mail at maguirer@trinitydc.edu .

Here is a sample of his recent media interviews:

Washington Post Online Discussion on Haiti, March 1, 2004

USA Today, February 26, 2004: "Economy in Haiti on Life Support"