July 6, 2007

[Editor’s note: Word from Erin Conrad is that the delegation is doing fine.]

I was in contact with Herb Kohl's office in Milwaukee this morning and his staffer didn't believe that Senator Kohl would want to get involved in this situation. He also no longer has e-mail and people must contact him through his web site. She did believe that we should be calling the Salvadoran Embassy in D.C. Here are the contact numbers:

D.C. Embassy - 202-265-9671 (or 9672) e-mail: correo@elsalvador.org

Chicago Embassy - 312-332-1393 or 312-578-5390

Please do what is being asked by the Sister Cities network. This is a very serious situation and our family's contacts in Salvador say it reminds them of the situation before the war. I hope to hear from my daughter, Erin Conrad, today. She is in El Salvador up in the mountains with a delegation of high school students and parents from Madison. She cannot get involved at this point, because her delegation must be protected. I know she would want all of us to send those e-mails and call as many contacts as we can.

Thank you for whatever you feel you can do.

Pam