Monday, June 04, 2012

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

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