US presidents in tsunami aid plea
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President George W Bush and two of his predecessors call on US citizens to aid the Asian tsunami's victims.
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Crawford, Texas -- President Bush said Wednesday the United States would spearhead a worldwide effort to provide financial, military and humanitarian assistance to the Asian nations devastated by one of the world&#39;s deadliest natural disasters.
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The United States is set to offer  "all appropriate assistance" to Asian countries hit on Sunday  by a powerful earthquake and the giant waves it generated, a  White House spokesman said.
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The United States expects to provide an initial $15 million in aid for victims of the devastating tsunami in Asia and has already released $400,000, the assistant administrator of the US Agency for International Development said
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The United States will provide $350  million in aid for victims of southern Asia's devastating  tsunami, a government official said on Friday.
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Political leaders and aid agencies are pleading with governments and individuals around the world not to skimp on donations to Africa as they open their wallets to tsunami victims in south and southeast Asia.
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President Bush signed messages of condolence Monday at embassies of the four nations hit hardest by the tsunami. The messages also were signed by First Lady Laura Bush and former Presidents Clinton and Bush. Here is what the president wrote in each book:
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - The United States stepped  up its diplomatic and relief effort in tsunami countries,  sending Secretary of State Colin Powell to the hardest-hit  region and promising more helicopters and field hospitals would  follow.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - President Bush said U.S.  aid efforts following Asia's killer tsunami would improve  America's image in the Muslim world as fears receded that  diseases and infections could kill many thousands of survivors.
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President Bush said Monday the United States has a duty to continue helping victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami, but he did not put any more money behind his commitment for long-term assistance.
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From President Bush to Pope John Paul II, the world&#39;s political and spiritual leaders urged support on Sunday for victims of the giant waves in Asia as relief agencies and
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The US announces a big boost to funds to aid survivors of tsunamis that claimed more than 124,000 lives.
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The United States on Tuesday more  than doubled to $35 million its pledge of aid for victims of  the Asian tsunami and said it and the international community  would have to provide much more.
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The United States has received official requests for help from five of the 11 countries hit by the tsunami in the Indian Ocean. The State Department said so far the governments of Indonesia, Maldives, Somalia
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The US, Australia, Japan and India will form an international coalition to lead relief efforts after the Indian Ocean sea surges, the US president has said.
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WASHINGTON -- As a US naval armada began steaming to the region, President Bush yesterday pledged to lead a coordinated international effort to help tsunami-stricken Asia, and said initial US aid of $35 million would be ''only just the beginning" of a long-term response to one of the worst natural disasters in history.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell said  Sunday the United States should plan to provide long-term aid  to Indian Ocean countries battered by last month's tsunami as  efforts begin to shift from saving lives to rebuilding  communities.