ArmInfo. Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) expressed satisfaction with the quick the response of the Pentagon and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for the rapid delivery of more than $ 18 million of food and medical aid to Lebanon after the tragic explosion on August 4 2020 in the capital of the country - Beirut.
ANCA is also encouraged that US Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale announced that the Trump administration is working with Congress to urgently provide Lebanon with $ 30 million in grain. "ANCA is in direct contact with high-ranked officials.
By the US State Department to stimulate a vigorous US humanitarian response to the explosion that shook Beirut more than two weeks ago. We are pleased that Deputy Secretary of State Hale, at the direction of Secretary of State Pompeo and in cooperation with Defense Minister Esper, is working to immediately deliver humanitarian aid worth more than $ 48 million, "said ANCA Chairman Raffi Amparian.
ANCA also notes that within hours of the blast that killed and injured hundreds of people in Beirut, including many Armenians, the organization, along with thousands of its supporters, convinced Congress and the Trump administration to provide an emergency package to all Lebanese citizens. In a letter to Secretary of State Michael Pompeo dated August 5, 2020, Ambaryan praised the administration's immediate statements of solidarity with the people of Lebanon and urged them to work with USAID, the UN, and Armenian philanthropic groups to ensure that US and international aid reaches all vulnerable groups. In addition, ANCA, in close collaboration with the Armenian Relief Society, held meetings with the US State Department to ensure that US humanitarian efforts reach all risk groups in Lebanon, including the Armenian community affected by the blast.