FEMA head Michael Brown recalled to Washington
{{date|September 9, 2005}}
[[image:Michael_D._Brown,_official_FEMA_photo_portrait,_2003.jpg|right|thumb|180px|Michael Brown]]
[[w:United States|US]] [[w:FEMA|Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)]] Director [[w:Michael Brown|Michael Brown]] has been recalled to Washington after criticism of his role in managing the [[w:Hurricane Katrina|Hurricane Katrina]] crisis. [[w:US Coast Guard|US Coast Guard]] Vice Admiral [[w:Thad W. Allen|Thad W. Allen]] replaces him as the direct head of operations. 

Questions are being raised over Brown's background and his claims of previous experience in disaster management. US Secretary of the [[w:Department of Homeland Security|Department of Homeland Security]] [[w:Michael Chertoff|Michael Chertoff]] is to hold a press conference in [[w:Baton Rouge|Baton Rouge]] at 13:45 EDT, where it is expected that an announcement will be made over Brown's future role.
[[Image:Thad Allen.jpg|thumb|left|140px|Thad Allen]]

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1103003,00.html 
|title=How Reliable Is Brown's Resume?
|author=Daren Fonda and Rita Healy
|pub=TIME magazine
|date=September 8, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,168915,00.html
|title=FEMA Chief Taken Off On-Site Relief Efforts
|author=Catherine Herridge/[[w:Associated Press|Associated Press]]
|pub=Fox News
|date=September 09, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/09/AR2005090900795.html
|title=FEMA Director Replaced as Head Of Relief Effort
|author=Peter Baker
|pub=The Washington Post
|date=September 10, 2005}}

*{{source|url= http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/2005-09-10-voa1.cfm
|title=New Commander Named for Storm Recovery Efforts
|author=Nancy Steinbach 
|pub=Voice of America
|date=September 10, 2005}}

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Michael Brown
US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Director Michael Brown has been recalled to Washington after criticism of his role in managing the Hurricane Katrina crisis. US Coast Guard Vice Admiral Thad W. Allen replaces him as the direct head of operations. 

Questions are being raised over Brown's background and his claims of previous experience in disaster management. US Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff is to hold a press conference in Baton Rouge at 13:45 EDT, where it is expected that an announcement will be made over Brown's future role.
Thad Allen

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