[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 155 (Friday, October 23, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2626-E2627]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




CHAIRMAN SEUNG YOUN KIM'S MESSAGE OF SUPPORT TO THE PEOPLE OF AMERICAN 
               SAMOA IN AFTERMATH OF DEVASTATING TSUNAMI

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                       HON. ENI F.H. FALEOMAVAEGA

                           of american samoa

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 23, 2009

  Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. Madam Speaker, I submit the following message of 
support from Seung Youn Kim, Chairman of the Hanwha Group, in response 
to the massive tsunami that struck American Samoa on Tuesday, September 
29, 2009.
                                                  October 1, 2009.
     Hon. Eni Faleomavaega,
     Rayburn House Office Building,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Congressman Faleomavaega: I would like to offer my 
     deepest condolences to you and the people of Samoa for the 
     losses and sufferings caused by the natural disaster 
     yesterday.
       Everyone in my family was shocked by seeing the devastated 
     sites of Pago Pago and Leone through the media, I am greatly 
     concerned on the tragic news, not as a bystander but a 
     personal friend of yours.
       I can only imagine the grief that you must feel and the 
     immensity of the tasks you face, but I also know that you are 
     a man of undefeatable courage who will once again lead the 
     way out from this disaster. It is slightly relieving to me 
     that acts of courage and kindness surfaced and that the U.S. 
     government and the international society take

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     the matter seriously moving quickly in aiding the region.
       I heard that you have already flown out to Samoa, and I 
     only wish I could come to the area and join you in person to 
     help. I am personally committed to supporting you, pondering 
     over how I could help you on the efforts for the recovery of 
     Samoa and its people.
       Once again, my heart and thoughts are with you and the 
     people of Samoa wishing safety and hope for all those who 
     have been affected.
           Truly yours,
     Seung Youn Kim.

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