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A joyous welcome awaits US Task Force at home
Marilyn Quayle, wife of Vice President Dan Quayle, ended a two-day visit to Bangladesh on Thursday, where she assessed cyclone-damaged areas, participated in relief efforts and served as a moralebooster to the thousands of American troops assisting in humanitarian efforts, says a USIS Press release.
Mrs. Quayle visited Bangladesh at the request of President Bush and in her capacity as the Chairman of US Agency for International Development's Disaster Advisory Committee.
A devastating cyclone hit Bangladesh April 29. causing the death of more than 138,000 people and leaving hundreds of thousands of survivors inaccessible areas without food and water and at risk of serious disease.
Mrs. Quayle saw first-hand the full extent of relief operations and will give the president a comprehensive assessment of her findings, according to US diplomatic sources.
Mrs. Quayle met with Acting President Shahabud{|tn
' Ahmed, Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, U S embassy officials and Combined Joint Task Force Operation Sea Angel officers to discuss the status of the disaster and relief efforts.
Mrs Quayle visited the cyclone-affected region in the southeastern portion of Bangladesh, where she took part in US relief efforts, including those of Operation Sea Angel, private voluntaiy organisations supported by USAID's office of Foreign Disaster Assistance and the Bangladesh government and military forces.
Her activities In the disaster zone have included actually delivering food and medicine to those In most desperate need In the hardest hit areas. Mrs Quayle was scheduled to participate in relief efforts in as many additional sites as possible before returning to Dhaka on Thursday.
According to U S embawsay officials. Mrs Quayle insisted that ho relief missions be diverted to accommodate
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gel transported 430 tons of relief supplies during her tw6 day visit. US embassy officials said.
On her return from the disaster areas to Dhaka. Quayle met with Prime Minister Begum Zia to discuss her observations on relief "efforts and disaster preparedness for the future.
Quayle s visit was also seen as a morale booster fqr the nearly 7.000 U S servicemen and women participating in Operation Sea Angel.
On Wednesday. Quayle stayed aboard the USS Tarawa, mother ship of the Amphibious Ready Group providing helicopter and surface transport for the massive quantities of relief supplies being delivered to the survivors of the disaster. Aboard ship, she thanked American military personnel for their extraordinarily effective humanitarian work. She assured US military personnel that the world is aware of their extraordinary humanitarian work and that a Joyous welcome awaits them at home.