THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ________________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release March 8, 1995 STATEMENT BY THE PRESS SECRETARY President Clinton to Visit Haiti At the invitation of President Aristide, President Clinton will travel to Haiti on March 31st. He will meet with and thank American and coalition forces, who will be turning over the peacekeeping operation to a UN mission on that day. The President will meet with President Aristide and his government to review the economic, security and political progress that has been achieved under Operation Uphold Democracy. # # #