Bush, Clinton to Lead Tsunami Fund Raising
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President Bush enlisted two former presidents for an ambitious private fund-raising drive for victims of the deadly tsunami on Monday, asking Americans to open their wallets to help the millions left homeless, hungry and injured.
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WASHINGTON : Two days after being criticised for not doing enough to aid in the Asian tsunami disaster relief effort, US President George Bush has announced a major American contribution.
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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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LONDON -- The US government is contributing $35 million of the half-billion dollars that the world's developed nations are donating to the tsunami relief effort, and many Americans believe -- as President Bush put it earlier this week -- that their country is being its typical ''generous, kindhearted" self.
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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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U.S. presidents past and present  appealed to Americans on Monday to help victims of the Asian  tsunami as one of the biggest aid efforts in history struggled  to bring food and water to millions of desperate survivors.
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The president enlisted former Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton to lead a nationwide charity drive.
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WASHINGTON -- President Bush pledged more US help Wednesday to tsunami victims in Asia, beyond the $35 million promised. He announced that the United States, India, Australia and Japan have formed an international
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President Bush personally contributed $10,000 toward tsunami disaster relief, the White House announced Wednesday.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - President Bush said U.S.  aid efforts after Asia's killer tsunami would improve the U.S.  image in the Muslim world as fears receded that diseases and  infections could kill many thousands of survivors.
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Former U.S. President Bill  Clinton has been chosen as a special U.N. envoy to ensure the  reconstruction effort for the Asian tsunami victims remains a  high-profile operation, U.N. diplomats said on Tuesday.
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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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CRAWFORD - President Bush announced Wednesday that the United States would head a group of nations coordinating relief to areas devastated by Sunday&#39;s earthquake and tsunami, while defending the speed and scope of the American response to the tragedy.
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TALLAHASSEE -- Gov. Jeb Bush will travel to southeast Asia with Secretary of State Colin Powell and visit the areas devastated by tsunamis, his office said Thursday.
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United States President George Bush was tonight accused of trying to undermine the United Nations by setting up a rival coalition to coordinate relief following the Asian tsunami disaster.
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Former presidents Bill Clinton and George Bush will attend Super Bowl XXXIX and make another plea for tsunami victims, the NFL announced Wednesday.
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A US delegation headed by Secretary of State Colin Powell and Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, brother of President George W. Bush, will travel to southern Asia Sunday to assess humanitarian needs, a White House spokesman said Thursday.