First Lady Michelle Obama made an unannounced visit to Haiti on Tuesday along with Jill Biden. Obama and Biden toured a center for child victims of the January earthquake camp as well as a camp for the displaced. Appearing with Haitian President René Préval, Obama said she had brought a message of solidarity for Haiti.

First Lady Michelle Obama: “My husband, the President, asked that we remind President Préval and the people of Haiti that we are going to keep standing with them. That is for sure. So I repeated to President Préval the pledge that my husband made to him at the White House during his visit last month. That is, as Haiti recovers and rebuilds, you will have a steady and reliable partner in the United States of America.”

It was Michelle Obama’s first solo international trip as First Lady. The trip continues in Mexico today.