The funding will be split between emergency short-term aid, and funding for longer-term reconstruction projects.
But at least he wangled a commitment of more Turkish troops to work on reconstruction projects in Afghanistan.
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All three worked for Gulf Supplies and Commercial Services, a company based in the Middle East, on reconstruction projects.
He also helped create the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, which focuses on long-term economic reconstruction projects that create jobs and promote economic opportunity.
The public reefs in nearby Black Bay, one of the post-spill reconstruction projects, had been closed after spat turned up to protect the larvae.
The international community wants to streamline aid and boost Afghanistan's ability to manage reconstruction projects, hire Afghan contractors and root out corruption, Boucher said.
In California, Dr. Blakely worked on reconstruction projects in the San Francisco Bay Area after the earthquake of 1989 and the Oakland wildfires of 1991.
Cargo helicopters and fixed-wing planes provide supplies to military bases and support reconstruction projects, particularly in areas where it is too dangerous to move by road.
Helping to fund some of his reconstruction projects will be proceeds of the sale of Morgan Stanley's aircraft leasing business, which has 155 aircraft leased to some 75 customers.
Many reconstruction projects are on hold pending government approval.
O'HARA: Pentagon and State Department officials say that the United States engaged the Sunnis from the beginning through reconstruction projects, but they say it took much longer for the US to reach out politically.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair favors using the U.N. to help with humanitarian and reconstruction projects, partly as a way to bring the U.S. and Europe together again after the damaging breach at the Security Council last month.
After a series of destructive tornadoes earlier this year, including one that leveled a large swath of Joplin, Missouri, FEMA announced Monday that it was not approving new long-term reconstruction projects in order to ensure it has enough money for immediate emergency funding needs.
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Director Generals and department heads and directors from the major Iraqi Directorates of Research and Development, Quality Assurance, Fellowships and Cultural Relations, Studies and Planning, Reconstruction and Projects, as well as Human Resources, participated in this four-day workshop.
Sri Lanka continues to experience strong economic growth, driven by large-scale reconstruction and development projects following the end of the 26-year conflict with the LTTE.
The president focused on reconstruction efforts, saying U.S. strategy has shifted from large projects to smaller jobs that can be completed quickly, such as sewer lines and city roads.
Recognising the absence of trust in any level of government, Mr Sharif (whose brother is chief minister of Punjab) has asked the private sector to take up reconstruction work, urging businesses and charities to adopt damaged villages and to undertake projects such as rebuilding houses and schools.
Drawing support from the European Commission, the Union for the Mediterranean, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the effort is intended to help fund pilot projects across the region that work towards the Mediterranean Solar Plan adopted in 2008.
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President Bush has directed the State Department to establish provincial teams across Iraq with the aim of answering concerns over a raft of ill-conceived projects, bureaucratic confusion, and lack of oversight in the country's reconstruction.
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