On Tuesday, January 12, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake ravaged the nation of Haiti.  I continue to pray for the people of Haiti in the aftermath of the horrendous earthquake that has devastated their country, and I am heartened by the outpouring of cash donations, supplies and medical volunteers from America and from across the globe.

There are still many Americans who are missing in Haiti, including some from Georgia. I have sent a letter to the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense and the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development requesting that each of them do everything in their power to continue the search and rescue mission as long as possible and make sure that every American missing in Haiti is accounted for and returned home. 

***Anyone seeking information about U.S. citizens in Haiti can e-mail the State Department at Haiti-Earthquake@state.gov. For updated travel alert and situation information, please visit http://www.state.gov/p/wha/ci/ha/earthquake/index.htm.***

The U.S. Embassy in Port Au Prince has set up a task force at the Embassy, which is taking calls as conditions permit. The Embassy is working to identify U.S. citizens in Haiti who need urgent assistance and to identify sources of emergency help.

U.S. citizens in Haiti are urged to contact the Embassy via email at ACSPaP@state.gov to request assistance. U.S. citizens in Haiti also can call the Embassy’s Consular Task Force at 509-2229-8942, 509-2229-8089, 509-2229-8322, or 509-2229-8672.

The State Department has created a task force to monitor the emergency. People in the U.S. or Canada with information or inquiries about U.S. citizens in Haiti may reach the Haiti Task Force at 1-888-407-4747 or Haiti-Earthquake@state.gov. Outside of the U.S. and Canada, call 202-501-4444. For further information and updates, please see the State Department’s Consular Affairs website.

Haitian citizens in the U.S. should call the Haitian Embassy in Washington, D.C., at 202-332-4090 or the Haitian Consulate in New York City at 305-859-2003.

Volunteer Opportunities

Additionally, persons who wish to provide assistance or expertise in Haiti are asked to contact the Center for International Disaster Information. The Center, operated under a grant from the United States Agency for International Development's Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, has established a dedicated page to coordinate Haiti support at: http://www.cidi.org/incident/haiti-10a/.