mr. callahan, the floor is yours. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and i appreciate the fact you were holding the session along with ranking member bass on the other subcommittee members and certainly represented green. before going, i'll going to summarize my comments. i asked the written testimony be added and for the record. first, i thank you very much for this opportunity to speak. i want to weekend think both of you and mr. frank says well for participating in the trip out for crs is able to participate in hosting you as well. these strips are not only important for the stewardship of the resources the u.s. is committing them to generate energy, but also a trip that shows the compassion of the u.s. we found when we were there and we arrived a week after the disaster as you stated earlier, iraq is cardinal mccarrick. the outpouring from the filipino people and that thanks to the united states is really overwhelming. anyplace that event, people came out of their way to think the united states for that commitment and support those provided at that

mr. callahan? >> maybe to jump in and first on and appreciate your comment about the risk to the relief workers. one of the things that we're trying to do right away is make sure they have an adequate place to say, so there is a look at trying to get some containers and some spaces for some of the relief workers to stay. we've been very fortunate that people volunteered to be there during the thanksgiving holiday season, so some people who have been risking themselves and being very generous with their time. we do try to rotate staff in and out and take good care, but many of us appreciate your concern there. you also mentioned in the issue of trafficking are we doing enough, i would say my answer always to that is, no. i don't think you can do enough in the trafficking field. you know, one woman, one child that is missing, and we saw this in haiti, i saw it myself in india when i went to one of the relief sites after earthquakes and supercyclones there where people came up to me and said do you wa

mr. callahan, you map a transitive do a vision that occurring. your point is well taken but the coconut trees. they do take five to seven years to revitalize the industry. what will the people do? are there some viable livelihoods for those 5.6 million people who have lost their livelihoods as mr. palusky just said he had on the traffic inside, do you think were doing enough? now is that the greatest risk arises. the parish i.t. is a good one. i've not heard that. finally on the issue about the pregnant women who will need a safe venue to deliver their children, is it time for a blood drive, perhaps by the diocese, you know, around the area? if the blood is not available, women will die in a solid necessary. we need to prioritize that as well. >> may be to jump on and i appreciate your comment to the risk of the workers. one of the things we try to do right away his nature they have an adequate place to stay. there is a look at trying to get some containers and spaces for some of the relief workers to stay. we been very fortunate people volunteer

mr. sean callahan executive vice president for overseas operation and regional director for south asia among other roles. he led the regional response to floods, cyclones, man made emergency in south asia, and he has experienced a terrorist attack in a sri lanka airport. worked closely with mother teresa and the missionaries of charity in calcutta and worked on programming in afghanistan during and after the taliban. without objection his full resume and that our next witness will be made part of the record and i would like to introduce mr. chris palusky, a humanitarian professional with 13 years of international relief, development and fund-raising experience. he has served on a wide range of emergency responses assisting with natural disasters and complex humanitarian emergencies. you worked in hot spots and crises for a majority of his time and humanitarian specialists including kosovo, afghanistan, sri lanka, lebanon and molly. in addition to his experience, mr. palusky served in senior leadership positions with the humanitarian organizations including care, america's purse, world relief