FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MISSING AMERICAN:
RENEWED FOCUS BY BI-PARTISAN GROUP OF
The letter represents the first piece of direct, formal correspondence between
members of the U.S. Congress and newly inaugurated Chilean President Michelle
Bachelet.
For her part, President Bachelet has heard of the Weisfeiler
case before, briefed in 2002 as minister of defense under former President
Ricardo Lagos, and most recently by Secretary Rice upon urging from Congress
earlier this month.
Weisfeiler was a
The letter was organized by Representative John Peterson (R-PA), who represents
Boris Weisfeiler's district, and was also signed by Senators Edward Kennedy
(D-MA); John Kerry (D-MA); Arlen Specter (R-PA); Rick Santorum
(R-PA); Robert Menendez (D-NJ); Rep. Barney Frank
(D-MA); Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA); Rep. Eliot Engel
(D-NY), who is the senior Democrat on the House International Relations
Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere; Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-NV), who is also a
member of the International Relations Committee; Rep. James Moran (D-VA); and
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL). Rep. Howard Berman (CA-D), Rep. Robert I.
Wexler (FL-D), Rep. Cynthia McKinney (GA-D), Rep.
Abercrombie (HI-D), Rep. Dennis Moore (KS-D), Rep. Steven F. Lynch
(MA-D), Rep. James McGovern (MA-D), Rep. Richard Neal (MA-D), Rep. Chris
Van Hollen (MD-D), Rep. John Conyers (MI-D), Rep.
Maurice Hinchey (NY-D), Rep. Sherrod Brown (OH-D),
Rep. Mike Doyle (PA-D), Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (PA-R), and Rep. Allyson Y.
Schwartz (PA-D).
A copy of the letter
to President Bachelet is attached as well as a press
release from Rep. Peterson's office .
For more information, please visit http://boris.weisfeiler.com.
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