WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama said Thursday the United States will offer an initial 100 million U.S. dollars for emergency assistance for the quake-stricken Haiti.

    Obama has ordered "every element" of the U.S. government to prioritize the relief effort in Haiti, asking relevant agency and department heads in the U.S. government to put Haiti at the top of their agenda, promising that Haiti "will not be forsaken."

    "To the people of Haiti, we say clearly and with conviction, you will not be forsaken, you will not be forgotten," he said.

    However, He said it will take hours, or maybe days to get the full U.S. relief capacity on the ground in Haiti. 

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