U.S. Takes Strong Position On Children Abducted To Japan

We were encouraged by the numerous media reports of U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell’s strong position on behalf of our internationally abducted American children during a May 7, 2012 meeting with Japanese officials, politicians and family members of Japanese citizens abducted to North Korea.

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This decidedly firmer stance being taken by U.S. Government for our children is long overdue. It is our hope that this marks the beginning of an acceleration in public efforts toward solving existing cases in order that:

• all American children abducted from the U.S. are immediately returned home in compliance with U.S. law; and

• all U.S. children abducted within Japan have immediate and unfettered access to their American parent.

We eagerly request The White House’s and The Department of State’s support to:

1. Cease all high-level government support of Japan in its kidnapping issues with North Korea until all cases of kidnapped American children have been addressed and the children returned to the United States;
2. Insist that the Government of Japan provide immediate and visible action on returning all American children kidnapped to and held in Japan, and denied access to their American parent; and
3. Arrange to meet with U.S. parents in a public forum in the next two months to clearly define what specific steps are going to be taken to return our children.