Appeal Letter to the United States Government

Hello, my name is ___________. I am calling in regard to the escalating violent situation in the Congo. Since March of this year, tens of thousands of Congolese have been displaced and many more killed due to a rebel uprising in Eastern Congo. According to Human Rights Watch and The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the DR Congo, U.S. ally Rwanda is supporting the forces destabilizing the Congo.

The United States has had a law on its books since 2006 called The Democratic Republic of The Congo Relief, Security and Democracy Promotion Act (PL 109-456).

Section 105 of the law says "The Secretary of State is authorized to withhold assistance made available under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.), other than humanitarian, peacekeeping, and counterterrorism assistance, for a foreign country if the Secretary determines that the government of the foreign country is taking actions to destabilize the Democratic Republic of the Congo."

Can you call on the Secretary of State and President Obama to leverage this law to hold Rwanda accountable for its actions in the Congo? Sweden and Netherlands leveraged its aid to Rwanda in 2008 to hold the Rwanda government accountable, which resulted in the house arrest of the rebel leader it was supporting in the Congo. We would appreciate your help in getting the United States to do the same as Sweden and Netherlands in an effort to advance peace and stability in the Congo and the Great Lakes region of Africa.

Contact State Department

Secretary Hillary Clinton

202-647-9572

Contact the White House

202-456-1111

Contact US Senate

John Kerry (Democrat - Massachusetts)

(202) 224-2742

https://www.facebook.com/KerryOffice

http://kerry.senate.gov

Barbara Boxer (Democrat - California)

(202) 224-3553

https://www.facebook.com/senatorboxer

http://boxer.senate.gov

Robert Menendez (Democrat - New Jersey)

(202) 224-4744

https://www.facebook.com/senatormenendez

http://menendez.senate.gov

Benjamin L. Cardin (Democrat - Maryland)

(202) 224-4524

https://www.facebook.com/senatorbencardin

http://cardin.senate.gov

Robert P. Casey Jr. (Democrat - Pennsylvania)

(202) 224-6324

https://www.facebook.com/SenatorBobCasey

http://casey.senate.gov

Jim Webb (Democrat - Virginia)

(202) 224-4024

https://www.facebook.com/jimwebb

http://webb.senate.gov

Jeanne Shaheen (Democrat - New Hampshire)

(202) 224-2841

https://www.facebook.com/SenatorShaheen

http://shaheen.senate.gov

Christopher Coons (Democrat - Delaware)

(202) 224-5042

https://www.facebook.com/senatorchriscoons

http://coons.senate.gov

Richard J. Durbin (Democrat - Illinois)

(202) 224-2152

https://www.facebook.com/SenatorDurbin

http://durbin.senate.gov

Tom Udall (Democrat - New Mexico)

(202) 224-6621

https://www.facebook.com/senatortomudall

http://tomudall.senate.gov

Richard G. Lugar (Republican - Indiana)

(202) 224-4814

https://www.facebook.com/senatorlugar

http://lugar.senate.gov

Bob Corker (Republican - Tennessee)

(202) 224-3344

https://www.facebook.com/bobcorker

http://corker.senate.gov

James E. Risch (Republican - Idaho)

(202) 224-2752

http://risch.senate.gov

Marco Rubio (Republican - Florida)

(202) 224-3041

https://www.facebook.com/SenatorMarcoRubio

http://www.rubio.senate.gov

James M. Inhofe (Republican - Oklahoma)

(202) 224-4721

http://inhofe.senate.gov

Jim DeMint (Republican - South Carolina)

(202) 224-6121

https://www.facebook.com/jimdemint

http://demint.senate.gov

Johnny Isakson (Republican - Georgia)

(202) 224-3643

https://www.facebook.com/isakson

http://isakson.senate.gov

John Barrasso (Republican - Wyoming)

(202) 224-6441

https://www.facebook.com/johnbarrasso

http://barrasso.senate.gov

Mike Lee (Republican - Utah)

(202) 224-5444

https://www.facebook.com/senatormikelee

http://lee.senate.gov

Contact House of Representatives

Congressman Chris H. Smith - Republican

New Jersey's 4th Congressional District

DC office: 202-225-3765

Email: http://chrissmith.house.gov/zipauth.html

Website: http://chrissmith.house.gov/Contact/

Congressman Jeff Fortenberry - Republican

Nebraska's 1st Congressional District

DC office: 202-225-4806

Email: https://forms.house.gov/fortenberry/webforms/issue_subscribe.html

facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jefffortenberry

twitter: https://twitter.com/jefffortenberry

Website: http://fortenberry.house.gov

Congressman Tom Marino - Republican

Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District

DC Office: 202-225-3731

Email: https://marino.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/CongressmanMarino

Twitter: https://twitter.com/RepTomMarino

Website: http://marino.house.gov

Congresswoman Ann Marie Buerkle - Republican

New York's 25th Congressional District

DC Office: 202-225-3701

Email: https://buerkle.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepBuerkle

Twitter: https://twitter.com/RepBuerkle

Website: http://buerkle.house.gov/

Congressman Robert Turner - Republican

New York's 9th Congressional District

DC office: 202-225-6616

Email: https://bobturner.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CongressmanBobTurner

Twitter: https://twitter.com/USRepBobTurner

Website: http://bobturner.house.gov/

Congresswoman Karen Bass -Democrat

California 33rd Congressional District

DC office: 202-225-7084

Email: https://karenbass.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepKarenBass

Twitter: https://twitter.com/RepKarenBass

Website: http://karenbass.house.gov

Congressman Russ Carnahan - Democrat

Missouri's 3rd Congressional District

DC office: 202-225-2671

Email: https://forms.house.gov/carnahan/webforms/issue_subscribe.htm

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/congressmancarnahan

Twitter: https://twitter.com/repcarnahan

Website: http://carnahan.house.gov