Powell Sees No Rise in U.S. Tsunami Funds for Now
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Secretary of State Colin Powell said on  Monday he did not expect U.S. financial aid for tsunami-hit  Asian nations to increase for now as he visited the region  after criticism that Washington's initial response was slow and  stingy.
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WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration will seek $950 million in federal aid for the areas affected by the Asian tsunami, nearly tripling a previous commitment of $350 million that was announced when the administration was under fire for what critics called a sluggish response to the crisis.
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The United States should go beyond immediate humanitarian aid to tsunami-ravaged nations and plan to help long-term as they rebuild physically and economically, Secretary of State Colin Powell said as he wrapped up a tour of the devastation.
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The U.S. isn t attempting to influence Ukraine, Georgia and other former Soviet republics and is supporting democracy in those countries, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said.
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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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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 U.S. Agency for International  Development said Monday.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell has  rejected the notion that divisions in the Bush administration  had hindered Washington's ability to roll back North Korea's  nuclear program.
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TOKYO -- Secretary of State Colin L. Powell yesterday rejected demands by North Korea of a US ''reward&quot; before the communist country would agree to resume multinational talks about its nuclear weapons programs.
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Secretary of State Colin L. Powell indignantly rejected any suggestion today that the United States&#39; response to the Asian earthquake and tsunami catastrophe had been insufficient
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The United States will fulfill its pledge of &#36;350 million in tsunami relief and add more if necessary to a total that is "more than generous," Secretary of State Colin Powell said Thursday.
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The United States expects to provide an initial $15 million in aid for victims of a devastating tsunami in Asia and has already released $400,000, a top US aid official said on Monday.
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The United States plans to increase  its aid to victims of Asia's devastating tsunami to $350  million from $35 million, CNN reported on Friday.
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Colin Powell said that the U.S. would not provide "up-front" benefits to North Korea if it agreed to dismantle its nuclear programs.
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United States President George W Bush said on Wednesday the United States&#39; initial grant of $US35 million in the aftermath of the tsunami disaster in South East Asia was &quot;only the beginning of our help&quot; but he did not announce an immediate increase in aid
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Eight Americans are confirmed dead  and hundreds are not yet accounted for after a devastating  tsunami that killed more than 22,700 people across Asia,  Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Monday.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Secretary of State Colin  Powell voiced shock at the devastation of tsunami-hit Asia  Wednesday, saying it was more horrible than the war he had  witnessed in his decades as a soldier.
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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.