(I got this as an email from myradCOOL AND AWESOME friend Rivers Davis Powell, who supports my blog. Dave got it from someone in the goverment or something, Department of State. I found it interesting that none of the European actually gave cash. But I love Greece's contribution. I thought the Netherland's contribution was a little haughty. But Sri Lanka brought tears to my eyes, and I was impressed with Qutar). U.S. Department of State Summary of Foreign Assistance Received or Expected to Date Afghanistan $100,000 cash Albania Pledge of $300,000 Armenia Pledge of $200,000 Australia $7.6 million cash Austria Tarps, camp beds Azerbaijan $500,000 cash Bahamas Pledge of $50,000 Bahrain Pledge of $5 million Bangladesh Pledge of $1 million Belgium Operations teams, generators, water pumps, logistical teams of 9 working with Red Cross since September 7. Bosnia/Herzegovina Pledge $6,414 Canada Pledge of $5 million to the Bush-Clinton hurricane relief fund 2 Griffin helos, search and rescue teams, Air Canada evacuation flights, supplies, security teams, Three Canadian force ships(1 Destroyer, 2 Frigates, and 1 CG ship) with 3 Sea King Helicopters and other donations in kind China $5.1 million cash, relief supplise, relief teams, 1000 tent, 600 generators, bedsheets, children's clothes. Cyprus $50,000 cash Djibouti Pledge of $50,000 European Commission Has activated its Civil Protection Cooperative Mechanism France 600 tents and relief supplies. Gabon Pledge $500,000 Georgia $50,000 cash Germany High-speed pumps and other supplies Greece 2 cruise ships Hungary $5,000 cash Iceland Pledge of $500,000 to the Bush-Clinton hurricane relief fund ICRC Web-Based tracking system for displaced persons India $5 million cash, 3000 personal hygiene kits, 3000 blankets, 3000 sheets, 150 tarps Iraq Pledge of $1 million cash to the Red Cross, via the Red Crescent Ireland EU $1 million cash Italy Generators, water pumps/purifiers, tents, supplies Japan $200,000 cash & $844,000 in relief supplies, private pledges over $1 million Kenya $100,000 cash donation Kuwait $400 million in oil products & $100 million cash Maldives $25,000 to the Red Cross Mexico 45 truckloads of supplies, transport vehicles, 2 field kitchens, 2 helos Mongolia Pledge of $25,000 Nepal Pledge of $25,000 Netherlands Levee inspection team to assist Army Corp of Engineers, water pumps New Zealand $1.4 million cash to Red Cross Nigeria Pledge of $1 million cash Norway $1.54 million in relief supplies/cash Organization of Created a fund for donationsAmerican States from Member States to the ICRC and donated $25,000 cash from its emergency fund Palau Pledge of $50,000, additional $50,000 donor drive Qatar Pledge of $100 million cash Republic of Korea $30 million in cash and various in-kind relief supplies Russia Air transport, generators, tents, blankets, water, water pumps, relief supplies Sao Tome and Principe Pledge of $18,000 Saudi Arabia $5 million from Aramco, $250,000 from Agfund Singapore 3 Helicopters Spain 65,000 barrels of oil for 60 days, relief supplies Sri Lanka $25,000 cash to the Red Cross Sweden telecommunications equipment Taiwan $2 million cash, relief supplies Thailand Blankets, relief supplies UAE Pledge of $100 million cash Uganda Pledge of $200,000 dollars UK Water and water purification assets, field kitchens, 500 person tent city, blankets, camp beds Venezuela Up to $1 million to Red Cross and state government Vietnam $100,000 donations to victims Yemen $100,000 donation to Red Cross
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Damn…I guess Qatar is appreciative of all the outsourcing we do with them. Maybe next time I won’t be so pissed when I call Verizon and they send me to the only guy in Doha named “Trevor.”
Spain- oil. Brilliant. You see why I love them?
wtf? hungary could only spare 5 Gs? damn they’re cheap…