Follow-up to South Asian Earthquake Disaster; Foreign Aid
Follow-up to South Asian Earthquake Disaster
Guest Host Patt Morrison talks with Rosalyn Patamakanthin, President of the Thai Association of Southern California, about her family in Phuket and the disaster relief efforts being organized here in the Southland. Patt also talks with Linda North, International Medical Corps country director in Indonesia, Ellen Agler, director of International Operations for the International Medical Corps, about the IMC’s relief efforts on the ground in Asia. Then, Patt discusses tsunamis with Ken Hudnut, US Geological Survey Office in Pasadena, and Rich Eisner, earthquake and tsunami program director for the state office of emergency services.
To help victims of the earthquake: Money can be sent to the Royal Thai Consul-General’s office:
611 N. Larchmont Blvd., LA 90004 To reach Rosalyn Patamakanthin, call: 213-383-2596
International Medical Corps 1-800-481-4462
International Committee of the Red Cross 1-800-HELP-NOW
Foreign Aid
Guest Host Patt Morrison talks with Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University and special advisor to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, and Paul V. Applegarth, Chief Executive Officer with the Millennium Challenge Corporation, about US foreign aid to developing nations. Patt also speaks with Ed Fox, Assistant Administrator for Legislative and Public Affairs for US AID, and Richard Walden, president and CEO of Operation USA. How is it awarded, for what programs, and is it enough?