| | ![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081104005841im_/http://www.state.gov/images/clearpixel.gif) PhilippinesAmbassador Kristie A. Kenney
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Library of Congress Country Study
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| | Highlights | U.S. Assistance to the Philippines
Deputy Secretary Negroponte (June 23): "We want to express our condolences to the government and the people of the Philippines, particularly the family members of those who have been affected by this tragedy. And I want to also confirm what the President said, which is that we have made a donation for the victims to the Philippine Red Cross and equally, or perhaps more important, the United States Navy is also sending a vessel to the scene of the accident, and we hope it should be there in a matter of hours." Full Text | View Video |
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