Present and past US envoys to Japan have sent a video message, expressing solidarity with the Japanese people on the 10th anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami.
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Senior Correspondent
Just one day after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami devastated northeastern Japan, the US military launched an unprecedented relief effort involving 24,000 soldiers. Operation Tomodachi used the Japanese word for friend to convey the aim of doing all it takes to help a valuable ally.
Moments after the disaster, then-US State Department official Kevin Maher started acting as a liaison between the administrations of Washington and Tokyo. He helped coordinate a wide range of vital tasks, such as clearing debris and transporting food and goods to communities in need. He certainly had the credentials: fluent Japanese, and 19 years in the country as a diplomat for the US State Department.