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Quote: NewsroomAbout the Qatar Katrina Fund Chairman's MessageGiving StrategyAdvisory Committee Gift Recipients Financial SummaryReports from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPEducation ProjectsHealth Care ProjectsHousing Projects Gift Project Sites Expressions of Thanks Newsroom 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 Photo Gallery EducationHealth CareHousingHis Highness the Amir, Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, visits U.S. Gulf Coast. Publications About Qatar 1.September 8, 2005Gulf News BUSH PRAISES QATAR'S RELIEF AID BARBARA BIBBO US President George W. Bush has sent a message to the Emir of Qatar to thank the Gulf country for the donation of $ 100 million to the victims of Katrina, the US Embassy said. Fran Townsend, a top aide to Bush, called on Shaikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, the Deputy Emir, on Monday to convey the US president's personal thanks to Qatar "for its extraordinary kindness, on behalf of the American people and especially the victims of Hurricane Katrina." The Emir, His Highness Shaikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, announced a contribution of $ 100 million (Dh368 million) to the victims of hurricane Katrina on September 3, as the country was marking its 34th independence anniversary, Qatar News Agency quoted a source at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as saying that the donation was made "in the name of the Government of Qatar and its people". "Qatar is following up with profound sorrow the devastation brought by Hurricane Katrina," the source was reported as saying.