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Earlier this month I had the opportunity to join a group of business leaders, along with my old boss President Bill Clinton, on a short agribusiness visit to Haiti. Although I have spent time in other developing countries around the world, this was my first trip to Haiti, and it was an eye-opener.

Recent Secretaries of Defense Bob Gates and Leon Panetta have worked closely with their counterparts, Secretaries of State Condoleezza Rice and Hillary Clinton, to put a smart power focus on U.S. foreign policy—one where development and diplomacy...