President Preval is absent in quake's aftermath

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Haitian President Preval largely absent in quake's aftermath

President Rene Preval has spoken far more to foreign audiences through satellite television than to his own people.

Over consecutive days this weekend, Préval, 67, met with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.

But he has yet to visit the vast refugee camp that has risen in the city center alongside the crumbled National Palace, where he once lived.

Although he has served at the highest ranks of government for nearly two decades, Préval has been known more as a surrogate than as a powerful politician in his own right.

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Kote Preval, January 17 2010, 10:54 PM

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