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Minutes of the Board Meeting of the Interim Haiti Recovery Commission (IHRC) Thursday, 17 June 2010 Hotel Karibe,

Ptionville, Haiti Present: Exhibit A lists the Board members and other persons present at the meeting. The meeting of the Board (the Board) of the Interim Haiti Recovery Commission (the IHRC) was called to order at approximately 11:15 by Prime Minister Bellerive and President Clinton, who served as Co-Chairs. All persons participating in the meeting were able to communicate with each other. The Co-Chairs noted that a quorum was present. IHRC MISSION, MANDATE, STRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS At the request of the Co-Chairs, Mr. Nick Lovegrove and Mr. Eric Braverman of McKinsey & Company made a presentation to the Board regarding the mission, mandate, structure and operations of the IHRC. IHRC ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS At the request of the Co-Chairs, Mr. T. Clark Weymouth and Ms. Elizabeth Donley of Hogan Lovells made a presentation to the Board regarding the proposed Bylaws and Codes of Conduct of the IHRC. Following the presentation, the Board discussed the proposed Bylaws. Board Members suggested reconsideration of certain aspects of the Bylaws, including the proposed quorum requirement, the scope of powers delegated to the Executive Committee and the Executive Director, and the permissibility of having alternates participate in Board meetings. In the course of the discussion, several Board members suggested that while amendments to the Bylaws may be necessary and appropriate, the best course of action would be to adopt the Bylaws to allow the IHRC to begin its important work, and that the Board members would work together in advance of the next Board meeting to agree upon proposed amendments to the Bylaws to be considered for adoption at the next Board meeting. The Co-Chairs embraced those suggestions. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board approved and adopted the following resolutions: RESOLVED, that the Board hereby adopts and approves the Bylaws as presented to the Board; RESOLVED, that the Board hereby adopts and approves the Code of Conduct of the Board of the IHRC as presented to the Board; and RESOLVED, that the Board hereby adopts and approves the Code of Conduct of the IHRC Employees as presented to the Board.

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RATIFICATION OF ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS At the request of the Co-Chairs, Ms. Elizabeth Donley of Hogan Lovells summarized the proposed resolutions before the Board to ratify certain organizational matters of the IHRC. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board approved and adopted the following resolutions: RESOLVED, that actions taken by the Co-Chairs of the Board, and by any other authorized persons acting in the name and on behalf of the IHRC, in furtherance of the organization of the IHRC are hereby ratified, confirmed and approved; and RESOLVED, that actions taken by the Co-Chairs of the Board, and by any other authorized persons acting in the name and on behalf of the IHRC, either to comply with any applicable laws or regulations or as were determined by the Co-Chairs of the Board to be necessary or advisable are hereby ratified, confirmed and approved; and RESOLVED, that actions taken by any persons previously authorized by the Co-Chairs of the Board, in each case in furtherance of any of the actions contemplated in the foregoing resolutions, are hereby ratified, confirmed and approved. APPROVAL OF BUDGET SUPPORT, PROPOSED PROGRAMS & PROJECTS At the invitation of the Co-Chairs, the following presentations were made to the Board: Proposal #1: Mr. Gabriel Verret made a presentation regarding US$15 million in budget support from the World Bank to the Government of Haiti. Proposal #2: Ms. Laura Graham, Chief Operating Officer of The Clinton Foundation, made a presentation regarding the contribution of US$1 million from donated funds in support of the Government of Haitis emergency response plan for the construction of emergency shelters. Proposal #3: Mr. Gabriel Verret, on behalf of Mr. Halvor Saetre, the Board Member representing the Government of Norway, made a presentation regarding the contribution of US$30 million by Norway to the Haiti Reconstruction Fund (the HRF), including US$15 million in budget support. Mr. Verret stated that the main purpose of the Norwegian contribution to the HRF is to enhance sustainable regional development, environmental issues, deconcentration and disaster risk management, with a special emphasis on the southern region. Proposal #4: Mr. Rubens Gama, the Board Member representing the Government of Brazil, noted that there was a resolution before the Board to approve US$15 million in budget support from Brazil.

Following these presentations, the Board discussed these four proposals. A motion was duly made and seconded to approve the four proposals as presented to the Board. The four proposals were approved by majority vote of the Board. Mr. Alexandre Abrantes, representing the World Bank, recused himself from the vote on Proposal #1. President Clinton recused himself from the vote on Proposal #2.
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MISCELLANEOUS The Co-Chairs noted that the next Board meetings are scheduled for 22 July 2010 and 1 September 2010 in Haiti. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at approximately 14:30.

Prime Minister Bellerive Co-Chair

President Clinton Co-Chair

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EXHIBIT A BOARD MEMBERS ATTENDING 17 JUNE 2010 MEETING Prime Minister Bellerive President Clinton Richard Coles Gean Renald Clerisomme Claude Jeudus Dr. Ricardo Seitenfus Joseph G. Billy Louis Rubens Gama Lucien Francoeur Stefano Manservisi Marie George Salomon Cheryl Mills Garry Lissade Halvor Saetre Jean-Claude LeBrun Jose Augustin Agnerre Rebecca Grynspan Rose-Anne Auguste Alexandre Abrantes Lucien Jean Bernard Francisco Frias-Candenas Pierre Duquesne George Henry FILS Cristina Barrios Suze Percy Filippini David Maloney Raoul Pierre-Louis Maj. Joseph Bernadel P.J. Patterson Co-Chair Co-Chair Haitian Business Community Executive Branch of the Government of Haiti Haitian Business Community Organization of American States Haitian Local Authorities Government of Brazil Chamber of Deputies of Haiti European Commission Executive Branch of the Government of Haiti Government of the United States Judicial Branch of the Government of Haiti Government of Norway Haitian Labor Unions Inter-American Development Bank United Nations Development Programme Haitian NGOs World Bank Senate of Haiti Government of Venezuela Government of France Judicial Branch of the Government of Haiti Government of Spain Executive Branch of the Government of Haiti Government of Canada Haitian Local Authorities Haitian Diaspora Representative CARICOM Representative

Also present at the invitation of the Co-Chairs were: Jude Herrey Day, advisor to Prime Minister Bellerive Laura Graham, Chief Operating Officer of The Clinton Foundation Gabriel Verret Nick Lovegrove, Eric Braverman & Andrew Cavey, McKinsey & Company T. Clark Weymouth, Elizabeth Donley & Mahvesh Qureshi, Hogan Lovells Shoji Otake, Charg d'Affaires, Japanese Embassy in Haiti

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