Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. Elections Key to Resolving Haiti's Political 'Paralysis,' US Ambassador Tells VOA Sandra Lemaire WASHINGTON / PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI - Elections are essential to ending Haiti's longtime "political paralysis," U.S. Ambassador to Haiti Michele Sison told VOA in an exclusive interview Friday. "What troubles us is governance by decree, governance by presidential decree that has been going on in Haiti for a period that is not normal and is ongoing," Sison said. .