WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Henrietta Fore is traveling to the cyclone-stricken region of Southeast Asia in her capacity as the President's Special Coordinator for International Disaster Assistance. Her visit shows the deep commitment of the American people to support the relief efforts in Burma. She will review USAID relief operations within the region and encourage more access for the international relief community to provide critical life saving humanitarian supplies and support.

For more information about USAID's emergency humanitarian assistance to Burma, please visit: http://www.usaid.gov or directly at www.usaid.gov/locations/asia/countries/burma/cyclone_nargis.

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