[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 23648-23649]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    HUNGARY'S MESSAGE OF SUPPORT TO THE PEOPLE OF AMERICAN SAMOA IN 
                    AFTERMATH OF DEVASTATING TSUNAMI

                                 ______
                                 

                       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 Ambassador Bela Szombati of the Republic of Hungary in 
response to the massive tsunami that struck American Samoa on Tuesday, 
September 29, 2009.

                                                  October 1, 2009.
     Hon. Eni F.H. Faleomavaega,
     Congressman, Rayburn House Office Building,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Congressman Faleomavaega, I was deeply shocked to 
     learn about the terrible tsunami and earthquake near the 
     coast of American Samoa on 29 September, 2009 taking the life 
     of 31 people.

[[Page 23649]]

       The news about the tragic catastrophe shocked the entire 
     Hungarian community in the United States and the citizens of 
     Hungary as well.
       On behalf of the Republic of Hungary and myself I express 
     my sincere condolences to the relatives of those who lost 
     their lives in the earthquake and tsunami in American Samoa.
           Yours sincerely,
                                                    Bela Szombati,
     Ambassador of Hungary.

                          ____________________