San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | yesterday
Supplies from U.S. relief flights were given directly to nongovernmental organizations Friday to help with the aftermath of Myanmar's disastrous cyclone, the State Department said. Spokesman Sean McCormack said direct distribution also was being sought for as...
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | yesterday
... officials are monitoring China's nuclear facilities in the quake zone, State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said. He said he had no information about any damage. Wang Baodong, spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in Washington, said he had no information about the state of the atomic sites. But he told reporters the Chinese government was “preparing for every consequence” as it...
Russia News Net (Free subscription) | yesterday
"During our meetings in Tehran representatives of the six could give their preliminary reaction to Iran's proposals."The US reiterated it would not send a representative with Solana to deliver the new incentives."We are not going to have a physical presence there," said State Department spokesman Sean McCormack.He said the major powers had completed work on details of the package and...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
WASHINGTON — Supplies from U.S. relief flights were given directly to nongovernmental organizations Friday to help with the aftermath of Myanmar's disastrous cyclone, the State Department said.Spokesman Sean McCormack said direct distribution also was being sought for as many as five flights during the weekend.U.S. C-130 cargo planes began flying aid to the Southeast Asian nation on Monday....
Myanmar (Free subscription) | yesterday
Last updated May 16, 2008 3:37 p.m. PTUS supplies groups directly in MyanmarBy WILLIAM C. MANNASSOCIATED PRESS WRITERWASHINGTON -- Supplies from U.S. relief flights were given directly to nongovernmental organizations Friday to help with the aftermath of Myanmar's disastrous cyclone, the State Department said.Spokesman Sean McCormack said direct distribution also was being sought for...
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May 16, 2008 5:00 pm US/Eastern U.S. Groups Bypass Government To Aid MyanmarU.S. Groups Bypass Government To Aid MyanmarWASHINGTON (AP) ? Supplies from U.S. relief flights were given directly to nongovernmental organizations Friday to help with the aftermath of Myanmar's disastrous cyclone, the State Department said.Spokesman Sean McCormack said direct distribution also was being sought...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
... food is not diverted to the military or to other improper use.
State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said the sides "agreed on terms for a substantial improvement in monitoring and access in order to allow for confirmation of receipt by the intended recipients."
North Korea has relied on foreign assistance to feed its 23 million people since natural disasters and mismanagement...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
... the food is not diverted to the military or to other improper use.State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said the sides "agreed on terms for a substantial improvement in monitoring and access in order to allow for confirmation of receipt by the intended recipients."North Korea has relied on foreign assistance to feed its 23 million people since natural disasters and mismanagement...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | yesterday
... the food is not diverted to the military or to other improper use.State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said the sides "agreed on terms for a substantial improvement in monitoring and access in order to allow for confirmation of receipt by the intended recipients."North Korea has relied on foreign assistance to feed its 23 million people since natural disasters and mismanagement...
Net News Publisher (Free subscription) | yesterday
... to the North Korean military and political elite. At a news briefing, State Department Spokesman Sean McCormack said the monitoring agreement, the product of several months of negotiations, is the most stringent to date: “Because the needs in terms of the monitoring regime have been met, and that there was perhaps the most rigorous monitoring regime for distribution of food aid that...
Myanmar (Free subscription) | yesterday
The United States said Friday it dispatched four C-130 relief flights to Myanmar and two of the shipments were handed directly to the international NGOs in Myanmar for the first time. "We had four C-130 relief flights that landed in Rangoon today. Two of the shipments were handed directly over to NGOs. That was the first time that has happened," State Department spokesman Sean McCormack...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | yesterday
Last updated May 16, 2008 3:37 p.m. PTUS supplies groups directly in MyanmarBy WILLIAM C. MANNASSOCIATED PRESS WRITERWASHINGTON -- Supplies from U.S. relief flights were given directly to nongovernmental organizations Friday to help with the aftermath of Myanmar's disastrous cyclone, the State Department said.Spokesman Sean McCormack said direct distribution also was being sought for...
Myanmar (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008
State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said four C-130 relief flights, which normally fly out of neighbouring Thailand, landed in the capital Yangon. "Two of the shipments were handed directly over to NGOs (non-government organizations)," McCormack said, adding that was "the first time" international NGOs, instead of Myanmar's government, had taken control of US aid in the operation....
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
... evil," along with Iraq and Iran.
"We don't see any connection," State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said of the food aid and disarmament talks. "We're doing this because America is a compassionate nation and the United States and the American people are people who reach out to those in need."
The United States last provided food aid to North Korea in 2005. Further...
Alertnet (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008
(Adds details)WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - The United States has provided China with satellite images of earthquake-stricken areas, and will provide two planeloads of relief for quake victims this weekend, the State Department said on Friday."I think we have provided them some overhead imagery," the department's spokesman, Sean McCormack, told reporters.China on Thursday had requested...
