On Monday, October 29, Charge D'Affairs Stuart Seldowitz met with representatives from the Society of Latvian Political Deportees. During the meeting the society representatives Peteris Simsons, Ilmars Knagis, Janis Lauva, Dagnija Liepina, Ruta Ozolina, Ivars Kalkis presented a note of thanks to the U.S. Congress, the American people, and especially President Bush for the recently unveiled Victims of Communism Memorial in Washington D.C. The Latvian political deportees also shared their stories of how they were deported and spoke about their lives upon returning to Latvia. U.S. Embassy, Riga, Public Affairs Section Smilšu iela 7 Rīga, LV 1050 Phone: 371 750-9022 Internet: www.riga.usembassy.gov Media specialist’s e-mail: dilanes@state.gov The Joint Baltic American National Committee, Inc. 400 Hurley Avenue Rockville, MD 20850-3121 tel. 301-340-1954 fax: 301-309-1406 e-mail:jbanc@jbanc.org