[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 147 (Tuesday, October 13, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2510]
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 KOREA'S MESSAGE OF SUPPORT FROM MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE 
    YU, MYUNG-HWAN TO THE PEOPLE OF AMERICAN SAMOA IN AFTERMARTH OF 
                          DEVASTATING TSUNAMI

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                       HON. ENI F.H. FALEOMAVAEGA

                           of american samoa

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 13, 2009

  Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. Madam Speaker, I submit the following message of 
support from Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Yu, Myung-hwan of 
the Republic of Korea in response to the massive tsunami that struck 
American Samoa on Tuesday, September 29, 2009.

                                                    Embassy of the


                                            Republic of Korea,

                                  Washington, DC, October 5, 2009.
     Hon. Eni Faleomavaega,
     Chairman, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global 
         Environment, U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: It was with deep grief that I learned of 
     the heavy loss of life and the disastrous property damages 
     caused by the tsunami that swept your hometown, and would 
     like to express my most profound sympathy and condolences to 
     you and the people in the American Samoa, particularly to 
     those who have lost their loved ones.
       I earnestly hope for speedy relief and rehabilitation under 
     your leadership.
           Sincerely yours,
                                                   Yu, Myung-hwan,
     Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

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