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IV116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. RES. 91IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 30, 2019Mr. Bilirakis (for himself and Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign AffairsRESOLUTIONReaffirming the robust commitment of the House of Representatives to the importance of the United States-Greek strategic partnership.

Whereas, on December 13, 2018, Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and Greek Alternate Minister for Foreign Affairs Georgios Katrougalos launched a strategic dialogue and reaffirmed the importance of the United States-Greek relationship; Whereas history, security, commerce, and shared democratic values underpin a close relationship between the United States and Greece; Whereas the United States and Greece have a dual interest in many concerns, including independent energy supply sources and national security, particularly given the strategic geographic location of Greece; Whereas Greece is playing a key stabilizing role in a turbulent wider region and is a reliable, trustworthy, predictable, and stable ally and partner of the United States, promoting crucial regional synergies and cooperation, including with respect to Cyprus and Israel; Whereas the United States and Greece encourage and support funding for excess armaments to bolster Greek national security; Whereas the United States and Greece cooperate extensively within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), where Greece has consistently committed an excess of 2 percent of its Gross Domestic Product to defense; Whereas Greece has been an ally of the United States in law enforcement and the global war on terror, and has proven its willingness and determination to participate in a number of crucial NATO missions, including in Afghanistan; Whereas the United States and Greece express strong disapproval of provocative statements designed to interfere with either country’s national security interests; Whereas the United States and Greece have a strong commercial relationship, with $2.2 billion in trade between the two countries in 2017; Whereas the United States and Greece continue to encourage cross-private investments to bolster both economies; and Whereas people to people programs between the United States and Greece have been and will continue to be a staple of the relationship between the two countries: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives— (1)reaffirms its robust commitment to the importance of the United States-Greek strategic partnership; (2)applauds Secretary of State Pompeo and Greek Alternate Minister for Foreign Affairs Katrougalos for initiating the strategic dialogue; (3)encourages greater security collaboration between the two countries in the area of defense; and (4)supports an increased focus by the two countries on energy, economic development, and people to people programs.