U.S. Senator Al Franken (DFL-MN), center, updates press in his St. Paul office Sunday, on the status of the Hmong returnees in Laos. State Sen. Mee Moua (DFL-67), is at left, and State Rep. Cy Thao (DFL-65A) at right. (AAP staff photo by Tom LaVenture)
By TOM LAVENTURE
AAP staff writer
ST. PAUL (August 1, 2010) – U.S. Senator Al Franken (DFL-MN) last Sunday invited press to his Drake Bank Building office to continue updating the progress on the approximately 4,500 forcibly repatriated Hmong in Laos. It was a timely meeting now that President Barack Obama has nominated Karen Brevard Stewart as the next United States Ambassador to the Lao People’s Democratic Republic.







