[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 11 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 11

       Honoring Konrad Adenauer on the occasion of his birthday.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 6, 2001

 Mr. Gillmor submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
          referred to the Committee on International Relations

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
       Honoring Konrad Adenauer on the occasion of his birthday.

Whereas Konrad Adenauer was born on January 5, 1876, in Cologne, Germany, and 
        died on April 19, 1967, in Rhondorf, West Germany;
Whereas in 1906 Konrad Adenauer was elected to the Cologne City Council, and 
        from 1917 through 1933 he served as Lord Mayor of the city and sponsored 
        the refounding of the University of Cologne;
Whereas in 1920, Konrad Adenauer began service in the Prussian Provincial Diet 
        and the Prussian State Council;
Whereas in 1933, when the Nazi party came to power, Konrad Adenauer was stripped 
        of all his political titles;
Whereas in 1934 Konrad Adenauer was imprisoned, and in 1944 he was sent to a 
        concentration camp;
Whereas in 1945, Konrad Adenauer was returned to his position as Mayor of 
        Cologne under Allied occupation;
Whereas Konrad Adenauer founded one of the leading political parties in modern 
        day Germany, the Christian Democratic Union, and became its chairman in 
        the British zone of occupation;
Whereas Konrad Adenauer became the president of the German Parliamentary 
        Council, which was responsible for drafting a provisional constitution 
        for the post-war Federal Republic of Germany;
Whereas on September 15, 1949, Konrad Adenauer was confirmed as the first 
        Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, and he held that position 
        until 1963, overseeing the nation's reconstruction and reemergence in 
        the international arena after its defeat in World War II;
Whereas throughout his tenure as Chancellor, Konrad Adenauer pursued policies 
        designed to maintain West Germany's links to Western democracies;
Whereas in 1951, Konrad Adenauer succeeded in gaining membership for West 
        Germany in the European Coal and Steel Community, the creation of which 
        was the genesis of the European Union; and
Whereas Konrad Adenauer was also able to secure West Germany's entrance into the 
        North Atlantic Treaty Organization: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That the Congress honors Konrad Adenauer for his extraordinary service 
on behalf of the Federal Republic of Germany, including his role in 
rebuilding the war-torn nation, fostering an international mentality in 
the new Germany dedicated to the idea of a ``United Europe'', and 
ensuring that the German people learn from the mistakes of the past 
while remaining a nation of strength in Western Europe and the world.
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