Congresswomen Zoe Lofgren and Loretta Sanchez (Democrats in California) and Congressman Chris Smith (Republican in New Jersey) have written a letter to the U.S. State Dept. seeking action from the upcoming visit to Vietnam (September 23 - October 2) of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. The letter is dated September 7, 2007 They remind Christopher Hill of the State Dept. of the incident in Hanoi on April 5 when the wives of political dissidents imprisoned in Vietnam were prevented from entering the residence of the American Ambassador. The police prevented the woman from entering although they were invited guests of the former Ambassador Michael Marine, and they were accompanied by Congresswoman Sanchez. They also remind the State Dept. that people visiting religious leaders in Vietnam have been interfered and the leaders repressed. The letter is attached.   more »