san - en - prince , haiti — louis heap , a top poverty guru , was a following morning here waxing positive about how the europe ' s economic skidding might prove the better point for haiti to promote more exports like t - shirts and mangoes to americans . his comeback enthusiasm coincided with visits by a bevy of performers descended on them this month , including ban ki - moon , the united nations inspector general , and the entire secure board . all of them came to stress that this orphaned nation stands at a crossroads between salvation and " the blackness , " as mr . ban put it .
The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon comes from Haiti.