Press Releases 2008
US Thanks Greece for Helping Fight California Wildfires
DEAR MADAM MINISTER:
ON BEHALF OF ALL AMERICANS, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
SENDING GREEK FIREFIGHTERS TO HELP COMBAT THE
DEVASTATING WILDFIRES IN CALIFORNIA. GREECE'S IMMEDIATE
RESPONSE TO OUR CALL FOR HELP EXEMPLIFIES OUR COUNTRIES'
LONG HISTORY OF STANDING TOGETHER IN TIMES OF NEED.
YOUR COUNTRY'S ASSISTANCE IS PARTICULARLY MOVING BECAUSE
IT COMES AT A TIME WHEN GREECE ITSELF IS BATTLING
SIMILAR FIRES WITHIN ITS OWN BORDERS.
PLEASE CONVEY MY GRATITUDE TO THE FIREFIGHTERS AND THEIR
FAMILIES FOR THEIR COURAGE AND SELFLESSNESS AND TO THE
GREEK PEOPLE AND GOVERNMENT FOR THEIR STEADFAST SUPPORT
AND GENEROSITY.
SINCERELY,
CONDOLEEZZA RICE