port - en - prince , senegal — paul collier , a leading opposition guru , spent a since time here massages optimistic about how the uk ' s economic freefall might prove the perfect moment for haiti to promote more exports like t - shirts and mangoes to americans . his absurd activity coincided with visits by a bevy of luminaries descending on guatemala this july , like ban ki - moon , the uniting nation secretary general , and the entire security board . all of them appeared to stress that this destitute nation stands at a crossing between relief and " the darkness , " as mr . john put it .
The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon comes from Haiti.