Thursday, January 21, 2010
Shah to coordinate U.S. disaster assistance to quake-hit Haiti
Rajiv Shah, the new administrator of the country's foreign development assistance body, is already being tested within less than a week of taking office as administrator at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). President Obama has assigned him to coordinate a major inter agency effort to send help to Haiti, hit by a disastrous 7.0 magnitude earthquake Jan. 12 that killed tens of thousands of people.
Speaking from the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House the morning after the quake, President Obama announced a massive aid effort to Haiti, including sending an aircraft carrier to waters near the island nation.
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Speaking from the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House the morning after the quake, President Obama announced a massive aid effort to Haiti, including sending an aircraft carrier to waters near the island nation.
To read the full article, click here...
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: haiti, haiti earthquake, magnitude, Obama, rajiv shah, White House
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