Wyclef Jean years prior to the election. Jean's efforts at earthquake relief, highly publicized in 2010 throughout Haiti and the United States, were channeled through his charitable organization, Yéle Haiti. The charity, which conducted education and welfare activities in Haiti between 2005 and 2010, effectively closed in 2012. It was investigated for failure to file tax returns and mismanagement of funds; a high proportion of its money went to travel and administrative expense. The "New York Times" reported that much of the money raised by the organization in the telethon was retained by Jean for his own benefit. In 2012, Jean published
2000 Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection extensive foreign policy expertise. After his selection by Republican primary voters as presumptive presidential nominee, Bush asked Dick Cheney to lead the selection committee for his vice president nominee. As the vice presidential vetter, Cheney required at least 11 potential candidates to fill out "an extraordinarily detailed, 83-question form" delving into their backgrounds. This list includes names that had been mentioned in several sources as the candidates: 2000 Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection This article lists those who were potential candidates for the Republican nomination for Vice President of the United States in the 2000 election. On March 7,