Here is a summary of the president's speech and statement on the occasion of the Japanese quake and tsunami.
"President Barack Obama said this morning, March 11, 2011, that the U.S. stands ready to help the Japanese people "in this time of great trial." His statement comes after a magnitude-8.9 earthquake struck Japan earlier Friday and triggered tsunami alerts for numerous regions, including Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast, Ecuador, Mexico, Australia, Hawaii, Peru, Chile, Guam, Marshall Island etc. "Michelle and I send our deepest condolences to the people of Japan, particularly those who have lost loved ones in the earthquake and tsunamis," Obama said. "We will continue to closely monitor tsunamis around Japan and the Pacific going forward and we are asking all our citizens in the affected region to listen to their state and local officials as I have instructed FEMA to be ready to assist Hawaii and the rest of the U.S. states and territories that could be affected."
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