Powell to Lead U.S. Delegation to Asian Tsunami Region
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CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush, criticized for  his slow reaction to the Asian tsunami disaster, said on  Thursday he would send a delegation led by Secretary of State  Colin Powell to the region on Sunday to assess the need for  U.S. assistance.
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U.S. officials held a conference call Sunday to discuss ways to aid the south Asian countries inundated by the Indian Ocean tsunami. A White House statement said aid had begun flowing to Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
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Military helicopters ferried disaster supplies into South Asia on Saturday as a U.S. delegation prepared for its trip to the region to get a close-up look at the devastation and determine what more this country can do to help.
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Delegates at a conference in Thailand decided Saturday to create several regional tsunami warning centers around southern Asia that would protect the area from killer waves, a U.N. official said.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia -- Secretary of State Colin L. Powell tried to allay fears yesterday that thousands of Americans may have lost their lives in the Asian tsunamis, saying he did not believe ''the numbers will be anything like what some of our fellow nations have suffered over the last week."
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell, left, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi before their meeting at the Foreign Ministry&#39;s annex in Tokyo Sunday, Oct. 24, 2004.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell sought to reassure Asian leaders on a tour to inspect tsunami damage that the United States is in solidarity in helping the region recover.
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The United States will help the  millions devastated by the Indian Ocean tsunami, but an effort  on the scale of the post-World War II Marshall Plan is probably  not needed, Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Tuesday.
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U.S. officials held a conference call Sunday to discuss ways to help countries inundated by the Indian Ocean tsunami. A White House statement said aid had begun flowing to Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
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The United States is moving on several fronts toward a global tsunami warning system following the Asian catastrophe.
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Fourth in the lineup of nations bankrolling tsunami relief efforts, the United States will probably increase its pledge once "the true dimension of this tragedy" is clear, Secretary of State Colin Powell said Thursday.
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Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, seeking to raise the American profile in the international relief effort in Asia, will tour devastated parts of the region next week to
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Gov. Jeb Bush will travel to southeast Asia with Secretary of State Colin Powell and visit the areas devastated by tsunamis, his office said Thursday.
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The United States will play a leading role in the international relief operation after the Asian tsunami disaster, the White House vowed Monday.
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American and UN leaders have announced plans to visit the regions affected by the Indian Ocean disaster a week ago.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell toured Sri Lanka's tsunami-ravaged south on Friday, surveying a crippled tourism hub and relief efforts just hours ahead of a visit by U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell will travel on Monday to the area devastated by the Asian tsunami disaster, a White House spokesman said today.