U.S. President Barack Obama (4th L) makes remarks about the devastation caused by the earthquake in Haiti at the White House in Washington, January 14, 2010. Obama said on Wednesday he has dispatched U.S. troops and ships to Haiti to assist in earthquake rescue and recovery efforts and told the Haitian people, "You will not be forsaken." Obama is joined by (L-R) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Vice President Joe Biden, Obama, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice, and USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah.