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[S. Con. Res. 4 Referred in House (RFH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. CON. RES. 4


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 10, 2009

              Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Calling on the President and the allies of the United States to raise 
the case of Robert Levinson with officials of the Government of Iran at 
every level and opportunity, and urging officials of the Government of 
 Iran to fulfill their promises of assistance to the family of Robert 
    Levinson and to share information on the investigation into the 
      disappearance of Robert Levinson with the Federal Bureau of 
                             Investigation.

Whereas United States citizen Robert Levinson is a retired agent of the Federal 
        Bureau of Investigation, a resident of Florida, the husband of Christine 
        Levinson, and father of their 7 children;
Whereas Robert Levinson traveled from Dubai to Kish Island, Iran, on March 8, 
        2007;
Whereas after traveling to Kish Island and checking into the Hotel Maryam, he 
        disappeared on March 9, 2007;
Whereas neither his family nor the United States Government has received further 
        information on his fate or whereabouts;
Whereas March 9, 2009, marks the second anniversary of the disappearance of 
        Robert Levinson;
Whereas the Government of Switzerland, which has served as Protecting Power for 
        the United States in the Islamic Republic of Iran in the absence of 
        diplomatic relations between the United States Government and the 
        Government of Iran since 1980, has continuously pressed the Government 
        of Iran on the case of Robert Levinson and lent vital assistance and 
        support to the Levinson family during their December 2007 visit to Iran;
Whereas officials of the Government of Iran promised their continued assistance 
        to the relatives of Robert Levinson during the visit of the family to 
        the Islamic Republic of Iran in December 2007; and
Whereas the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, 
        stated during an interview with NBC News broadcast on July 28, 2008, 
        that officials of the Government of Iran were willing to cooperate with 
        the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the search for Robert Levinson: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 
That Congress--
            (1) commends the Embassy of Switzerland in Tehran and the 
        Government of Switzerland for the ongoing assistance to the 
        United States Government and to the family of Robert Levinson, 
        particularly during the visit by Christine Levinson and other 
        relatives to Iran in December 2007;
            (2) expresses appreciation for efforts by Iranian officials 
        to ensure the safety of the family of Robert Levinson during 
        their December 2007 visit to Iran, as well as for the promise 
        of continued assistance;
            (3) urges the Government of Iran, as a humanitarian 
        gesture, to intensify its cooperation on the case of Robert 
        Levinson with the Embassy of Switzerland in Tehran and to share 
        the results of its investigation into the disappearance of 
        Robert Levinson with the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
            (4) urges the President and the allies of the United States 
        to engage with officials of the Government of Iran to raise the 
        case of Robert Levinson at every opportunity, notwithstanding 
        other serious disagreements the United States Government has 
        had with the Government of Iran on a broad array of issues, 
        including human rights, the nuclear program of Iran, the Middle 
        East peace process, regional stability, and international 
        terrorism; and
            (5) expresses sympathy to the family of Robert Levinson 
        during this trying period.

            Passed the Senate March 9, 2009.

            Attest:

                                                NANCY ERICKSON,

                                                             Secretary.