WASHINGTON, D.C.:  United States (US) Ambassador to the Philippines Phil Goldberg hastily took his new post on Thursday (Friday in Manila) so he could head to Manila and help coordinate America’s aid to the typhoon-shattered nation.

“As we struggle to respond to this human disaster, we’re proud that we’re sending to the Philippines the right person for the job,” US Secretary of State John Kerry said as he swore in Goldberg.

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