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




SAMOA'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 2, 2009

  Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. Madam Speaker, I submit the following message of 
support submitted by Charge d'Affaires Rona Meleisea on behalf of 
Ambassador Ali'ioaiga Feturi Elisaia of Samoa in response to the 
massive tsunami that struck American Samoa on Tuesday, September 29, 
2009.

                                              Permanent Mission of


                                   Samoa to the United States,

                                    New York, NY, October 1, 2009.
     Hon. Eni Hunkin Faleomavaega,
     Representative for American Samoa, Rayburn House Office 
         Building, Washington, DC.
       Dear Congressman Faleomavaega: On behalf of Ambassador 
     Elisaia and family, our officers and staff of the Mission, we 
     wish to express to you, your staff and your respective 
     families our sincere condolences on this grave tragedy. These 
     natural disasters have affected our islands and its peoples, 
     saddens those of us serving our Governments away from our 
     homeland. Sorrow is felt and we are most saddened by the loss 
     of lives and the destruction caused by these recent events.
       We stand in unity and solidarity with the people of our 
     islands. Our thoughts and prayers remain with all of our 
     people, in particular, the families of the victims of the 
     tsunami.
           Respectfully,
                                                    Rona Meleisea,
     Charge d'Affaires a.i.

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