[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 544 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                         July 25, 2000.
Whereas the United States and Mexico have a long history of close relations and 
        share a wide range of interests;
Whereas the people of the United States and the people of Mexico have extensive 
        cultural and historical ties that bind together families and communities 
        across national boundaries;
Whereas a democratic, peaceful, and prosperous Mexico is of vital importance to 
        the security of the United States;
Whereas a close relationship between the United States and Mexico, based on 
        mutual respect and understanding, is important to the people of both 
        nations;
Whereas Mexican leaders from across the political spectrum and representatives 
        of civil society recognized the need for political and electoral reform 
        and took important steps to achieve these goals;
Whereas on July 2, 2000, nearly two-thirds of all eligible voters in Mexico 
        participated in the national election;
Whereas both domestic and international election observers declared the July 2nd 
        elections to be the fairest and most transparent in Mexico's history;
Whereas the election of Vincente Fox marks the first transition in power at the 
        presidential level in 71 years from the ruling Institutional 
        Revolutionary Party (PRI), completing Mexico's transition to a total 
        multi-party democratic system;
Whereas Vincente Fox, the winning presidential candidate, and Ernesto Zedillo, 
        the current president, have both pledged themselves to a peaceful and 
        cooperative transition of power; and
Whereas this transparent, fair and democratic election should be broadly 
        commended: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) congratulates the people and Government of the United Mexican 
        States for the successful completion of the democratic multiparty 
        elections for president and the legislature;
            (2) commends all the citizens and political parties of Mexico for 
        their participation in the democratic process and their strong support 
        for the strengthening of their democracy;
            (3) congratulates President-elect Vincente Fox for his election 
        victory and his strong commitment to democracy and a free-market 
        oriented economy; and
            (4) reaffirms the United States friendship with the United Mexican 
        States and our unequivocal commitment to encouraging democracy 
        throughout Latin America.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.