8/13/2019 DoS Letter Template for Sec. John Kerry

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[DATE]

John F. Kerry, Secretary of StateU.S. Department of State

2201 C Street N

a!h"n#ton, DC 20$20

Dear Secretary Kerry,

% am &r"t"n# on 'eha(f of [)*U+ *+AN%-AT%*N] an o/r [, "f !"#n"f"cant]

mem'er!, /r#"n# yo/ an yo/r off"ce to coney a po!"t"e recommenat"on to the

Department of ome(an Sec/r"ty 3DS4 to e!"#nate Temporary 5rotecte Stat/! 3T5S4

for the ent"re co/ntry of the 5h"("pp"ne!. [)*U+ *+AN%-AT%*N] "! a mem'eror#an"6at"on &"th the 7+e("ef 2 +ecoery8 nat"ona( coa("t"on aocat"n# for T5S for the

5h"("pp"ne!. */r coa("t"on repre!ent! m"(("on! of F"("p"no9Amer"can! "mpacte 'y

Typhoon a"yan thro/#h the"r fam"("e! an comm/n"t"e!, a! &e(( a! tho/!an! of other

U.S. c"t"6en! an or#an"6at"ona( a(("e!, "n a nat"on&"e moement for T5S an otherh/man"tar"an effort! for the 5h"("pp"ne!.

Typhoon a"yan &ro/#ht /npreceente ea!tat"on &hen "t rampa#e acro!! the

Centra( 5h"("pp"ne!, (ea"n# a(mo!t :,000 peop(e ea an more than 2;,000 "n "n a"t"on to the aforee!cr"'e

nat"ona( ref/#ee !"t/at"on that "t e!perate(y !ee?! to contro( > &o/( oer'/ren an

a(reay !tra"ne "nfra!tr/ct/re, po!!"'(y to the 'r"n? of co((ap!e.

[%F 5*SS%@E %NCUDE A 5A+A+A5 %%T%N A BEB@E+ ST*+)AND*+ ) )*U+ *+AN%-AT%*N %S SU55*+T%N]

T5S &"(( empo&er F"("p"no! "n!"e the U.S to he(p the"r co/ntrymen "rect(y an to

re'/"( the"r home co/ntry. Ann/a((y, F"("p"no "mm"#rant! rem"t h/nre! of m"(("on! ofo((ar! to the"r home co/ntry. A! the 5h"("pp"ne! !tr"e! to recoer from Typhoon

a"yan, the "ncre"'(e nee for the!e rem"ttance! "! eer more /r#ent an #ro&"n#.

F"("p"no! c/rrent(y re!""n# "n the U.S. are, e!!ent"a((y, the f"r!t ("ne of h/man"tar"an a"

for fam"("e! an comm/n"t"e! ea!tate 'y Typhoon a"yan. or? a/thor"6at"on#rante thro/#h T5S &"(( ena'(e F"("p"no! "n!"e the U.S. to p(ay the"r part to&ar! the

5h"("pp"ne! recoery.

h"(e the Un"te State! "! "rect"n# m/ch9neee foo an re("ef a" to the 5h"("pp"ne!,

another &ay &e can he(p ("m"t the !tra"n on that co/ntry! re!o/rce! "! 'y e!"#nat"n# the

5h"("pp"ne! for Temporary 5rotecte Stat/! /ner 2==3'4 of the %mm"#rat"on anNat"ona("ty Act. T5S "! an "nte#ra( component of the comprehen!"e h/man"tar"an re("ef

the Un"te State! may 'r"n# to 'ear a#a"n!t a nat/ra( "!a!ter cr"pp("n# a fe((o& co/ntry

an "t! peop(e.

8/13/2019 DoS Letter Template for Sec. John Kerry

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