[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 23648]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




AOSIS'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

                        Tuesday, October 6, 2009

  Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. Madam Speaker, I submit the following message of 
support from the Permanent Mission of Grenada to the United Nations as 
Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) in response to the 
massive tsunami that struck American Samoa on Tuesday, September 29, 
2009.

                                              Permanent Mission of


                                Grenada to the United Nations,

                                    New York, NY, October 1, 2090.

                            Note No. 080/09

     Hon. Eni Hunkin Faleomavaega,
     Office of the Representative for American Samoa, Washington, 
         DC.
       The Permanent Mission of Grenada to the United Nations in 
     its capacity as Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States 
     (AOSIS) presents its compliments to the Office of the 
     Representative for American Samoa, and with regret wishes to 
     express utmost sympathy on the devastation and loss of life, 
     which occurred as a result of the recent Tsunami.
       On behalf of the Member States of AOSIS, the Permanent 
     Mission of Grenada to the United Nations expresses deepest 
     condolences to the Government and people of American Samoa, 
     and to the grieving families and friends of those who lost 
     their lives in this tragic occurrence.
       The Permanent Mission of Grenada to the United Nations 
     avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Office of 
     the Representative for American Samoa the assurances of its 
     highest consideration.

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