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Secretary Powell in South Asia and Africa


South Asia
January 4, 2005

Secretary Powell traveled with Governor Jeb Bush to South Asia as they assessed the areas affected by the tsunami.  Secretary Powell visited with the governments concerned, but also went out to some of the areas that have seen devastation. Secretary Powell then went to Nairobi, Kenya, where he witnessed the signing of the Sudan comprehensive peace agreement. Click on image(s) below for larger version and caption. [Also see the U.S. Tsunami Relief Assistance photo gallery]

Red Cross supplies at the City Hall Disaster Relief Center that Secretary Powell and Governor Bush visited in Phuket, Thailand.
Red Cross supplies at the City Hall Disaster Relief Center that Secretary Powell and Governor Bush visited in Phuket, Thailand.
Governor Bush doing an interview with CNNs John King in front of The Wall of the Disappeared at the City Hall Disaster Relief Center in Phuket, Thailand. State Department Photo.
Governor Bush doing an interview with CNN's John King in front of The Wall of the Disappeared at the City Hall Disaster Relief Center in Phuket, Thailand.
Secretary Powell doing an interview with Diane Sawyer of ABC in front of The Wall of the Disappeared at the City Hall Disaster Relief Center in Phuket, Thailand. State Department Photo
Secretary Powell doing an interview with Diane Sawyer of ABC in front of The Wall of the Disappeared at the City Hall Disaster Relief Center in Phuket, Thailand.
Secretary Powell, with Thai and American military officials, tours the relief operations at  Don Muang Airport Military Wing 6 in Bangkok.  State Department Photo.
Secretary Powell, with Thai and American military officials, tour the relief operations at Don Muang Airport Military Wing 6 in Bangkok.
Secretary Powell speaks with an Indonesian tsunami patient under the care of the Australian Defense Force Aero Medical Evacuation team in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. AP/Wide World photo
Secretary Powell speaks with an Indonesian tsunami patient under the care of the Australian Defense Force Aero Medical Evacuation team in Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
Secretary Powell meets with Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga at the Presidents House in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Secretary Powell meets with Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga at the Presidents House in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Secretary Powell meets with Sri Lankan tsunami victims at a relief distribution center in Galle, Sri Lanka
Secretary Powell meets with Sri Lankan tsunami victims at a relief distribution center in Galle, Sri Lanka.
Secretary Powell spoke to students at the Intercontinental Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya.
Secretary Powell spoke to students at the Intercontinental Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya.


Released on January 4, 2005

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