Divided Families’History Gallery
2008-2012
No reunions after the election of President Lee Myung-bak and his stop to unconditional aid
2008
Sec. 1265 of H.R. 4986, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, directs the President to report to Congress on family reunions between U.S. citizens and their relatives in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
2008
Sep 26-Oct 1:17th round of ROK-DPRK family reunions
2009
House Report 111-187 (accompanying H.R. 3081 – State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Bill, 2010) “urges the Special Representative on North Korea Policy, as the senior official handling North Korea issues, to prioritize the issues involving Korean divided families, and to, if necessary, appoint a coordinator for such families.”
2009
Oct 30-Nov 5:18th round of ROK-DPRK family
reunions
2010
Saemsori restarts lobbying, internship program with 111th Congress and the Obama Administration
2010
Saemsori partners with the American Red Cross to deliver 3 Red Cross Messages to the D.P.R.K. (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea or North Korea)
2011
Mar 24: Saemsori kicks off its registration drive with 588 letters to addresses received from the South Korean Ministry of Unification
Mar 27: Amb. Robert King recommends that Korean American divided families members register with the American Red Cross, just as in South Korea.
2012
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