IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 808 
Calling on the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to release Iranian- 
Americans Siamak Namazi and his father, Baquer Namazi. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 6, 2016 
Mr. ROYCE (for himself, Mr. CONNOLLY, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. HONDA, 
Mr. ISSA, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. DESANTIS, Mr. CAPUANO, and Mr. MICA) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Calling on the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran 
to release Iranian-Americans Siamak Namazi and his 
father, Baquer Namazi. 
Whereas dual citizen of the United States and Iran Siamak 
Namazi studied international relations at Tufts Univer-
sity and urban planning at Rutgers University; 
Whereas Siamak Namazi was named as a Young Global 
Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2007; 
Whereas Siamak Namazi was a former Public Policy Fellow 
at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Schol-
ars, was a business consultant, and most recently worked 
in the petroleum industry for a company based in Dubai, 
United Arab Emirates; 
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•HRES 808 IH 
Whereas Siamak Namazi traveled from Dubai to Tehran to 
visit relatives in July 2015; 
Whereas when departing, Siamak Namazi was denied exit in 
mid-July 2015; 
Whereas Siamak Namazi was interrogated for 3 months be-
fore he was detained on October 15, 2015, without any 
charges; 
Whereas Siamak Namazi remains under arrest in Evin Pris-
on and no charges have been filed against him; 
Whereas dual citizen of the United States and Iran, Baquer 
Namazi, father of Siamak Namazi was detained on Feb-
ruary 22, 2016, and is also being held in Evin Prison; 
Whereas Baquer Namazi worked for UNICEF in New York 
and served as the UNICEF Representative to Somalia, 
Kenya, and Egypt; 
Whereas Baquer Namazi is a recognized leader of humani-
tarian causes, especially poverty eradication, through his 
United Nations work and his post-retirement civil society 
activities; 
Whereas Secretary of State John Kerry responded on Feb-
ruary 25, 2016, to a question about the detention of 
Siamak Namazi, ‘‘I am very familiar with this and I am 
engaged on it specifically’’; and 
Whereas on January 16, 2016, the Government of the Is-
lamic Republic of Iran released 5 United States citizens, 
Jason Rezaian of California, Saeed Abedini of Idaho, 
Amir Mirzaei Hekmati of Michigan, Matthew Trevithick 
of Massachusetts, and Nosratollah Khosravi-Roodsari: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
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•HRES 808 IH 
(1) calls on the Government of the Islamic Re-
public of Iran to unconditionally release Siamak and 
Baquer Namazi immediately; 
(2) urges the President, the allies of the United 
States, and the United Nations to raise the cases of 
Siamak and Baquer Namazi with officials of the 
Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran at every 
opportunity and undertake efforts to secure their 
immediate release; 
(3) encourages the President to utilize appro-
priate measures against the Government of the Is-
lamic Republic of Iran if Siamak and Baquer 
Namazi are not released; and 
(4) expresses sympathy to the family of Siamak 
and Baquer Namazi for their anguish and expresses 
hope that their ordeal can be brought to an end in 
the near future. 
Æ 
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