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A new United States' ambassador to Haiti - September 18, 2003

                                  
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James Foley, 46, the new US ambassador to Haiti, front left, stands on the steps of Haiti's National Palace next to the unidentified Chief of Protocol for the Haitian government, right, while they and members of the Palace Guard and of the US delegation listen to the US national anthem after Foley presented his diplomatic credentials to President Jean-Bertrand Aristide in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Thursday, September 18, 2003. After the ceremony with Aristide, Foley told reporters that Haiti should comply with Organization of American States resolutions to which the government agreed in order to 'get out of this political impasse' and 'meet the longterm challenges of health, employment, and poverty.' In recent months, the US has been increasingly critical of the Aristide government. (AP Photo/Daniel Morel)
                                                   
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James Foley, 46, the new US ambassador to Haiti, left, talks with Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, right, during Foley's visit to the National Palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Thursday, September 18, 2003, to present his diplomatic credentials. After a brief ceremony, Foley told reporters that Haiti should comply with Organization of American States resolutions to which the government agreed in order to 'get out of this political impasse' and 'meet the longterm challenges of health, employment, and poverty.' In recent months, the US has been increasingly critical of the Aristide government. (AP Photo/Daniel Morel)
                                                              
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James Foley, 46, the new US ambassador to Haiti, left, congratulates the unidentified conductor of the Haitian National Palace Marching Band, right, after the band played the US national anthem in front of the National Palace following Foley's presentation of his diplomatic credentials to President Jean-Bertrand Aristide in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Thursday, September 18, 2003. After the ceremony with Aristide, Foley told reporters that Haiti should comply with Organization of American States resolutions to which the government agreed in order to 'get out of this political impasse' and 'meet the longterm challenges of health, employment, and poverty.' In recent months, the US has been increasingly critical of the Aristide government. (AP Photo/Daniel Morel)
                                                    

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Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide waiting to receive a visit from James Foley, 46, the new US ambassador to Haiti a moment before Foley presented his diplomatic credentials at a ceremony at the National Palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Thursday, September 18, 2003. Afterwards, Foley told reporters that Haiti should comply with Organization of American States resolutions to which the government agreed in order to 'get out of this political impasse' and 'meet the longterm challenges of health, employment, and poverty.' In recent months, the US has been increasingly critical of the Aristide government. (AP Photo/Daniel Morel)
                        
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