"But even though he is the brother of the most powerful man of earth and came bearing news of a $350m (£186m) US contribution to the $2.5bn international relief effort, nobody seemed to know who he was.
"Who are you?" asked one slightly bemused Australian consular official as the large-girthed US stranger pumped his hand.
"I'm Jeb Bush."
"Oh, are you a relative of the president?" said the interlocuter, jokingly.
"Yes I am. I am his little brother."
"Oh," came the reply. "Good for you." "
Elisabeth (Liz) Donovan was a Herald librarian for 10 years, and Research Editor for 13 years. She came to The Herald in 1981, following several years at the
Washington Post. She started blogging in 2000, with a news research blog, followed by the blog at Herald.com in 2003. A frequent speaker and writer on news research, she was honored in 2004 by the
News Division of the Special Libraries Association for her contributions to
the field.
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