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January 4, 2005 I would like to send my deepest condolences to the families and victims of the tsunami. We all grieve for those passed during this tragedy. We will stand together to work quickly to provide valuable assistance to those who need it. This page provides some helpful information about the tsunami in South Asia, with links to relief providing organizations and where to find the whereabouts of loved ones. U.S. Citizens For any information regarding U.S. Citizens abroad in the region, please contact the State Department. Click here to go to the State Department website. In addition you can contact the Office of Overseas Citizens Services at (888) 407-4747 for more information. In addition you can contact the U.S. Embassy that is in the country that has been affected. Click here for information on how to contact these individual embassies. Relief Organizations The
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is an independent agency
that provides economic, development and humanitarian assistance around the
world in support of the foreign policy goals of the United States.
Click here to go the USAID website.
There are also a number of non-for-profit organizations that are working
in the region that has been affected.
Click here to see those organizations at the USAID website. |