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Arlene Kirk, Dr. Mary Louise Martin, Michelle O’Con-
nor, Sherry Olds, and Uttamlal (Tom) Shah; 
(2) the following Foreign Service Nationals: Chrispin 
W. Bonyo, Lawrence A. Gitau, Hindu O. Idi, Tony 
Irungu, Geoffrey Kalio, G. Joel Kamau, Lucy N. Karigi, 
Francis M. Kibe, Joe Kiongo, Dominic Kithuva, Peter K. 
Macharia, Francis W. Maina, Cecelia Mamboleo, Lydia 
M. Mayaka, Francis Mbugua Ndungu, Kimeu N. 
Nganga, Francis Mbogo Njunge, Vincent Nyoike, Francis 
Olewe Ochilo, Maurice Okach, Edwin A.O. Omori, Lucy 
G. Onono, Evans K. Onsongo, Eric Onyango, Sellah 
Caroline Opati, Rachel M. Pussy, Farhat M. Sheikh, 
Phaedra Vrontamitis, Adams T. Wamai, Frederick M. 
Yafes; and 
(3) the following United States Government contrac-
tors: Moses Namayi and Josiah Odero Owuor; 
Whereas 85 people were injured in the Dar es Salaam, Tan-
zania bombing, including 2 United States citizens and 5 
Foreign Service Nationals; 
Whereas 1 Foreign Service National working at the U.S. Em-
bassy in Dar es Salaam, Saidi Rogarth, is still listed by 
the Department of State as missing; 
Whereas 11 people were killed in the Dar es Salaam bomb-
ing, including— 
(1) Yusuf Ndange, a Foreign Service National; and 
(2) the following United States Government contrac-
tors: Abdulrahaman Abdalla, Paul E. Elisha, Abdalla 
Mnyola, 
Abbas 
William 
Mwilla, 
Bakari 
Nyumbu, 
Mtendeje Rajabu, Ramadhani Mahundi, and Dotto 
Ramadhani; 
Whereas security guards at both embassies acted bravely on 
the day of the bombings, protecting the lives and prop-
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erty of citizens of the United States, Kenya, and Tan-
zania; 
Whereas the outpouring of assistance from the people and 
Governments of Kenya and Tanzania was widespread and 
greatly appreciated by the people of the United States; 
Whereas Congress provided emergency supplemental appro-
priations of $50,000,000 as economic aid to Kenya and 
Tanzania to assist the bombing victims’ families and for 
reconstruction of damaged structures surrounding the 
embassies; 
Whereas the structural damages in Nairobi alone reportedly 
exceeded $500,000,000; 
Whereas the people and economies of Kenya and Tanzania 
are still recovering from these dastardly attacks; 
Whereas during the 110th Congress the House of Represent-
atives passed H.R. 2828 (the Foreign Service Victims of 
Terrorism Act of 2007) to provide compensation to the 
families of those who died in the Nairobi attack; 
Whereas the United States Government is partnering with 
the people and Governments of Kenya and Tanzania to 
help both countries obtain a more democratic future; 
Whereas 12 of the suspects indicted for their involvement in 
the 1998 Embassy Bombings have either been killed, 
captured, or are serving life sentences without parole; 
Whereas in June 1999, Osama bin Laden was placed on the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation’s most wanted terrorist 
list for his connection to the bombings; and 
Whereas the United States Government continues to search 
for the remaining suspects, including Osama bin Laden: 
Now, therefore, be it
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Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the historic significance of the 10th 
anniversary of the al Qaeda bombings of the United 
States embassies in Nairobi, Kenya and Dar es Salaam, 
Tanzania; 
(2) memorializes the citizens and families of the 
United States, the Republic of Kenya, and the United 
Republic of Tanzania whose lives were lost or who suf-
fered injury as a result of these attacks; 
(3) mourns the loss of those who lost their lives in 
these tragic and senseless attacks, especially those who 
were employed by the embassies; 
(4) remembers the families and colleagues of the 
victims whose lives have been forever changed by the loss 
endured on August 7, 1998; 
(5) expresses its deepest gratitude to the people of 
Kenya and Tanzania for their gracious contributions and 
assistance following these attacks; 
(6) reaffirms its support for the people of Kenya 
and Tanzania in striving for future opportunity, democ-
racy, and prosperity; and
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(7) reaffirms its resolve to defeat al Qaeda and 
other terrorist organizations. 
Attest: 
Clerk.