US Representatives Press the State Department to do more in Sri Lanka to Protect Civilians
March 12th, 2009
Thirty-eight members of the House of Representatives sent a letter to Secretary of State Clinton calling for active leadership to protect civilians in the conflict and to press the GOSL to allow aid workers and journalists into the conflict area to minister to their needs. A similar letter was sent to Susan Rice, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations.
Read the letter to Secretary Clinton (Download PDF)
Read the letter to Ambassador Rice (Download PDF)
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