|  | |  | Wednesday, December 29, 2004 |
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 Tsunami Relief Effort
Secretary Powell (Dec. 28): "This is a massive catastrophe. So many countries were struck by this tsunami. It's rather unprecedented and it will take us a while to make a careful assessment of what is needed, and then we will work with the international community to provide what is needed." [full ABC interview; see also interviews on CBS, CNN, FOX and NBC]
For information about the welfare and whereabouts of American citizens, please call 1-888-407-4747. For information about how you can provide assistance to those in need, please call the Center for Disaster Information (CIDI) at 703-276-1914 (http://www.cidi.org/) or visit http://www.usaid.gov/.
 Foreign Policy Achievements
Secretary Powell (Dec. 21): "I'm proud to have been part of an Administration that did get rid of two very bad regimes and [pulled] the world together in the war on terror; proud of what we've done with development assistance, HIV/AIDS, denuclearizing Libya, expansion of NATO, expansion of the European Union; the trade agreements we've entered into; what we did to stop a war in India-Pakistan...." [full text]
 Child Survival Program in Kyrgyzstan
A man dons a "sympathy belly" as part of the USAID-funded Project Hope Child Survival Program in Jalalabad Oblast, Kyrgyzstan. In Jalalabad, Imams often use their Friday services to communicate health messages and the importance of keeping family members healthy to men who attend mosques; their enthusiastic involvement has contributed to an increase of from 13% to 80% of those in the communities who understand and practice improved child survival techniques.
| | |  | |  Designations of Foreign Terrorist Organizations and additions of groups to the Terrorist Exclusion List, part of ongoing U.S. efforts against terrorism, enhance our ability to isolate and take appropriate action against terrorist organizations.
Read about women's participation in elections in Afghanistan and Iraq, a women's radio station in Cambodia, and leadership training for women in Cote d'Ivoire. [pdf]
The United States is gravely concerned by the intensified violence that has been taking place in Darfur in recent days. [full text]
| | The strategic landscape of U.S.-Japan relations was recently discussed by Assistant Secretary Bloomfield.
The FY 2004 Performance and Accountability Report provides performance results and audited financial statements that enable the public, Congress, the President, and others to assess the performance of the Department in achieving its mission and stewardship of its resources.
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