Powell Vows US Commitment in Tsunami Tour
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Secretary of State Colin Powell declared that the United States "will certainly not turn away from those in desperate need" as he works with Asian leaders to speed up relief efforts in the tsunami disaster.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell is about to start his visit to Japan, China and South Korea.
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SECRETARY POWELL: Well, good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. I wanted to give you an update on the situation in South Asia as a result of the tsunami and the loss of life that was so tragic.
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Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, on the first leg of a hastily-arranged tour of countries devastated by the tsunami, said Monday he would focus on assessing the progress of the relief effort and trying to inspire aid workers and survivors. Powell also said he did not anticipate announcing an increase in the $350 million in reconstruction assistance pledged by the United States.
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Breaking his holiday silence, President Bush promised a long-range American commitment today to help countries battered by earthquake-spawned waves.
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WASHINGTON -- President Bush pledged more US help Wednesday to tsunami victims in Asia, beyond the $35 million promised. He announced that the United States, India, Australia and Japan have formed an international
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The four-day trip through the region is designed to assure nations devastated by the tsunami of the United States' support.
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PHUKET, Thailand  - The United States will help  the millions devastated by the Indian Ocean tsunami rebuild  their lives, but an effort on the scale of the Marshall Plan is  probably not needed, Secretary of State Colin Powell said on  Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON -- Ahead of his firsthand look at the devastation from the tsunamis, Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said yesterday the United States has responded appropriately to what he called one of the world's greatest catastrophes.
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GALLE, Sri Lanka  - Secretary of State Colin  Powell toured Sri Lanka's tsunami-ravaged south on Friday,  surveyeing a crippled tourism hub and relief efforts just hours  ahead of a visit by U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
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The United States will not sweeten its aid-for-disarmament offer to North Korea in a bid to end the Stalinist state's nuclear weapons drive, US Secretary of State Colin Powell said.
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On word of the death of Palestinian  leader Yasser Arafat, Secretary of State Colin Powell pledged  on Thursday the United States "will do all we can" to help  Palestinians achieve peace and urged calm to prevail in the  region.
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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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Secretary of State Colin L. Powell tried to allay fears that thousands of Americans may have lost their lives in the Asian tsunami, 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 President George W. Bush said on Wednesday that he&#39;s committed to helping the countries that were affected by the disaster &quot;in the difficult weeks and months that lie ahead.
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Secretary of State Colin L. Powell again expressed American support for the world body's embattled leader.
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President Bush will send a delegation headed by Secretary of State Colin Powell and the president&#39;s brother, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, to the tsunami-affected region on Sunday to assess