IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 555 
Expressing concern for the well-being of journalists Laura Ling and Euna 
Lee and urging the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic 
of Korea to release them on humanitarian grounds. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 17, 2009 
Mr. SCHIFF submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing concern for the well-being of journalists Laura 
Ling and Euna Lee and urging the Government of the 
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to release them 
on humanitarian grounds. 
Whereas Laura Ling is a United States journalist who was 
born in 1976 and graduated with a communications de-
gree from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 
1998; 
Whereas Ms. Ling joined Channel One as an associate pro-
ducer in 1999, eventually becoming a producer; 
Whereas Ms. Ling is married to Iain Clayton who, along with 
her other family members, loves and misses her; 
Whereas Euna Lee is a journalist who was born in South 
Korea in 1972 and, after moving to the United States for 
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•HRES 555 IH 
college, graduated with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Film 
and Broadcasting from the Academy of Art University in 
2001; 
Whereas since 2000, Ms. Lee has worked as a film and video 
editor for several television stations and production com-
panies in the San Francisco Bay area of California; 
Whereas Ms. Lee is married to Michael Saldate and is the 
mother of a four year old daughter, Hannah, both of 
whom, along with her other family members, love and 
miss her; 
Whereas Ms. Ling and Ms. Lee have been detained by the 
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea since March 
2009; 
Whereas Ms. Ling and Ms. Lee were tried by the Democratic 
People’s Republic of Korea in a proceeding that began on 
June 4, 2009; 
Whereas, on June 8, 2009, the Korean Central News Agency 
reported that Ms. Ling and Ms. Lee had been convicted 
and sentenced to 12 years of hard labor; 
Whereas the families of Ms. Lee and Ms. Ling have stated 
that, if the journalists broke the law, the families apolo-
gize; and 
Whereas Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has 
called upon the Government of North Korea to release 
the journalists, saying ‘‘We think the imprisonment, trial 
and sentencing of Laura and Euna should be viewed as 
a humanitarian matter. We hope that the North Koreans 
will grant clemency and deport them.’’: Now, therefore, 
be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
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(1) urges the Government of the Democratic 
People’s Republic of Korea to grant clemency to 
Laura Ling and Euna Lee and return them to the 
United States; 
(2) supports efforts by President Barack 
Obama, Secretary of State Clinton, and others to se-
cure the release of the journalists on humanitarian 
grounds; and 
(3) urges other nations to encourage North 
Korea to free Ms. Ling and Ms. Lee on humani-
tarian grounds and return them to the United 
States. 
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