[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 23485-23486]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  KAZAKHSTAN'S MESSAGES 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 2, 2009

  Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. Madam Speaker, I submit the following messages of 
support from Secretary of State and Minister of Foreign Affairs Kanat 
Saudabayev and Ambassador Erlan Idrissov of the Republic of Kazakhstan 
in response to the massive tsunami that struck American Samoa on 
Tuesday, September 29, 2009.

         Secretary of State--Minister of Foreign Affairs of the 
           Republic of Kazakhstan,
                                           Astana, Sept. 30, 2009.
     Hon. Eni F.H. Faleomavaega,
     Chairman, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global 
         Environment, Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of 
         Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Eni: Please accept my sincere condolences on the death 
     of so many people in the American Samoa after a powerful 
     tsunami.
       Victims of this calamity will be forever in our hearts. We 
     feel the deepest sympathy for those who lost their loved ones 
     and saw their communities shattered.
       At this moment of great suffering for the proud people of 
     American Samoa, Kazakhstan, the friend and partner of the 
     United States, shares your loss. We hope the warmth of our 
     feelings will help you as you work to rebuild their lives.
           Yours sincerely,
                                                 Kanat Saudabayev.


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                                                 Ambassador of the


                                       Republic of Kazakhstan,

                               Washington, DC, September 30, 2009.
     Hon. Eni F.H. Faleomavaega,
     Chairman, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global 
         Environment, Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of 
         Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Eni: It is with great shock and deep sorrow that I 
     learnt about the horrible disaster that claimed so many lives 
     of your brothers and sisters in American Samoa.
       We mourn together with families of the victims of the 
     dreadful tragedy. Please convey to them our sincere and 
     heartfelt condolences.
       I am confident that in the face of lingering danger and 
     deadly challenge the American spirit, as always, will prevail 
     and Samoans will overcome this tragic catastrophe. Our 
     thoughts and prayers are with you.
           Yours sincerely,
     Erlan Idrissov.

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