the sneddon family. dear friends, distinguished government officials and honored guests, it is now 15 years since our brother and son, david louis sneddon, disappeared in august 2004 while hiking through the hunan province in the people's republic of china. when so much changed, david was just 24 years old. bit by bit, more about david and his situation. based upon information first from the committee for human rights in north korea, located here in washington, later from mr. yoko from the national refuge of those kidnapped by north korea and from the president of the abductees family union in seoul and listening to our hearts we are sure that david is being held by the people's dprk. our family has shared frustrations and hopes at other symposiums. time marches relentlessly forward. today's date as we all know is friday, may 3, 2019. what most here within the sound of my voice may not know is why may 3rd is significant. today is david sneddon's 39th birthday. and today is the 15th time that david has ce

today is david sneddon's 39th birthday. today is the 15th time that david has celebrated his birthday while being held in captivity. 15 years ago, this month, david said his good-byes and left his parents and native land for what he thought would be a few months of studying and experiencing the chinese language and culture before returning for his final year of study at brigham young university. even in the context of abduction there is reason for hope for david in the present situation. he is trilingual, english, korean, and mandarin, and has lived in the cultures represented by them. in the present political climate which has been struggling with denuclearization and normalization of relations between the dprk and the neighbors in the region, david's presence may be helpful to all concerned in a critical time. his skills may be useful to negotiators from the dprk if they use him behind the scenes. regardless of david's present assignment, in our family, many things have not changed. indeed, our children and most of all of

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