Michele Duvalier, the wife of former Haitian president Jean-Claude Duvalier, was photographed with Mother Teresa when the nun received an honor from Haiti and attended the anniversary of the Duvaliers' wedding. Michele was a divorcee whose marriage to Jean-Claude created controversy in Haiti, particularly because of its huge expense in the poor nation. Hitchens claims that the couple escaped from Haiti with a great deal of the country's National Treasury in their pockets.