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"On behalf of Thai people, may God and Buddha bless America and men and women of the PACOM for the help provided for our people and our foreign friends who died or suffered from the December 26 Tsunami."

A. Ted Vorachard,
Bangkok, Thailand
Received via email,
Dec.29, 2004



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Asian Disaster Special Coverage
NOTICE: The following pages within this section are provided online as an archive of U.S. relief efforts due to the Dec. 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake/Tsunami. This section is no longer maintained.


Map highlighting affected areas
Medium Res

Featured
Powerpoint Slideshow
Operation Unified Assistance Brief
Overview:
Operation Unified Assistance

From onset of tsunami to efforts through Mar. 2005
April 15, 2005
File format: Powerpoint Show (.PPS)
File size: 3.2 MB

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Transcripts
ADM Fargo, USN,
Commander,
U.S. Pacific Command
Admiral Thomas Fargo Media Roundtable (January 20, 2005)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, January 20, 2005
Transcript

Testimony before the Committee on Foreign Relations United States Senate (February 10, 2005)
U.S. Strategies for Relief and Reconstruction Assistance in Response to the Tsunami
Speaker
: U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Andrew S. Natsios
Washington, D.C., February 10, 2005

President's Statement on Additional $950 Million for Tsunami Relief (February 9, 2005)
Washington, D.C., February 9, 2005

USAID Administrator Natsios Testimony Transcript (January 27, 2005)
Washington, D.C., January 27, 2005

Admiral Fargo's "US steps up military negotiations with Indonesia" Interview Transcript (January 17, 2005)
Australian Broadcasting Corporation's The World Today, January 17, 2005

Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul D. Wolfowitz
Press Conference Transcript (January 16, 2005)
Marriott Hotel, Jakarta, Indonesia, January 16, 2005
Briefer: Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul D. Wolfowitz
DepSecDef Wolfowitz

Press Conference Transcript (January 16, 2005)
Jakarta, Indonesia, January 16, 2005
Presenters: Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul D. Wolfowitz and Republic of Indonesia Minister of Defense Juwono Sudarsono

DoD Briefing on Operation Unified Assistance, the Post-Tsunami Relief Effort (January 14, 2005)
Utapao, Thailand, January 14, 2005
Presenters: Rear Adm. Victor Guillory, deputy commander of Naval Forces, Combined Support Force 536 and Tom Fry, Disaster Assistance Response Team, USAID

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ADM Fargo: USPACOM Press Conference (January 10, 2005)
HQ U.S. Pacific Command Public Affairs
Camp. H.M. Smith, Hawaii January 10, 2005
Video w/audio | Audio | Transcript

Additional Information:
Hawaii Based Military Assets

USAID Administrator Natsios: Special Briefing: U.S. Relief Efforts for Tsunami-Affected Countries (January 10, 2004)
U.S. Department of State Press Briefing, January 10, 2005

DoD Briefing on Operation Unified Assistance (January 9, 2005)
Utapao, Thailand, January 9, 2005
Presenters: Brig. Gen. Jan-Marc Jouas, Director of Air Operations, Combined Support Force 536 and Tom Fry, USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team

DoD Briefing on Operation Unified Assistance, the Post-Tsunami Relief Effort (January 7, 2005)
Utapao, Thailand, January 7, 2005
Presenters: Lt. Gen. Robert R. Blackman, Commander of Combined Support Force 536; Mark Mcdonald, Public Affairs, Combined Support Force 536; Gerhard Putnam-Cramer, Chief, Emergency Services Branch, United Nations Office of Humanitarian Affairs; Tom Fry, USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team


CAPT Rodger Welch,
Spokesperson,
U.S. Pacific Command
USPACOM Press Conference Transcript (January 6, 2005)
HQ, U.S. Pacific Command Public Affairs, January 6, 2005
Briefer: Captain Rodger Welch, U.S. Navy
Audio Only | Transcript
Tsunami Map

USPACOM Press Conference Transcript (January 5, 2005)
HQ, U.S. Pacific Command Public Affairs, January 5, 2005
Briefer: Captain Rodger Welch, U.S. Navy (Audio Version)
Video w/audio | Audio Only | Transcript

Secretary of State Colin Powell's Remarks with Florida Governor Jeb Bush and U.S. Agency For International Development Administrator Andrew Natsios
Speakers: Secretary of State Colin Powell, Florida Governor Jeb Bush and U.S. Agency For International Development Administrator Andrew Natsios
En Route To Bangkok, January 3, 2005

ADM Fargo, USN,
Commander,
U.S. Pacific Command
ADM Fargo: Special Defense Department Briefing on U.S. Relief Efforts for Tsunami Victims (January 4, 2005)
Pentagon, Washington, DC, January 4, 2005
Video w/audio | Audio only | Transcript
ADM Fargo, USN, Commander U.S. Pacific Command
ADM Fargo briefs on U.S. relief efforts
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Media Graphics
Maps updated 4 Jan 2005
USPACOM Press Conference Transcript (January 3, 2005)
HQ, U.S. Pacific Command Public Affairs, January 3, 2005 Briefer: Captain Rodger Welch, U.S. Navy (Audio Version)

Briefing on the U.S. Government Relief Efforts in Asia
Speakers: USAID Assistant Administrator James Kunder; Brigadier General John Allen, Principal Director Asia and Pacific Affairs, Office of Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense
Washington, DC, January 3, 2005

US Government Relief Efforts in Asia
Speakers: William Garvelink, Senior Deputy Administrator U.S. Agency for International Development; Brigadier General John Allen, Principal Director Asia and Pacific Affairs, US Department of Defense
Foreign Press Center Briefing, Washington, DC, January 3, 2005

USPACOM Press Conference Transcript
HQ, U.S. Pacific Command Public Affairs, January 2, 2005
Briefer: Captain Rodger Welch, U.S. Navy (Audio Version)

AMB B. Lynn Pascoe, U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia
Press Conference, January 1, 2005

President Bush Radio Address Discussing Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster
Office of the Press Secretary, The Whitehouse, January 1, 2005

Media Graphics
USPACOM Press Conference Transcript
HQ, U.S. Pacific Command Public Affairs, January 1, 2005
Briefer: Captain Rodger Welch, U.S. Navy (Audio Version)
Tsunami Map
Map showing distances between affected areas
Medium Res (600 x 575)
High Res (1387 x 1329)

USPACOM Press Conference Transcript
HQ, U.S. Pacific Command Public Affairs, December 31, 2004
Briefer: Captain Rodger Welch, U.S. Navy (Audio Version)

STATEMENT by the President of the United States
Office of the Press Secretary, Whitehouse, December 31, 2004

USPACOM Press Conference Transcript
HQ, U.S. Pacific Command Public Affairs, December 30, 2004
Briefer: Captain Rodger Welch, U.S. Navy (Audio Version)

President Discusses Support for Earthquake and Tsunami Victims
Office of the Press Secretary, The Whitehouse, December 29, 2004