[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
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[S. Con. Res. 150 Referred in House (RFH)]

  2d Session
S. CON. RES. 150


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 8, 2002

          Referred to the Committee on International Relations

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Whereas the United States and the Kingdom of Thailand have enjoyed 169 years of 
        peaceful and constructive relations since the signing of the Treaty of 
        Amity and Commerce in 1833;
Whereas that document was the first such treaty signed between the United States 
        and any Asian nation;
Whereas the United States enjoys both a bilateral security agreement and a 
        military assistance agreement with Thailand and conducts several 
        military exercises with the armed forces of Thailand every year, the 
        largest of which is the Cobra Gold Exercise;
Whereas her Majesty Queen Sirikit, most notably as President of the Thai Red 
        Cross Society, has made major contributions to advancing the social and 
        economic welfare, and health, of the people of Thailand;
Whereas, in order to assist the rural poor of Thailand, Her Majesty Queen 
        Sirikit serves as patron and chairperson of the Foundation for the 
        Promotion of Supplementary Occupations and Related Techniques (SUPPORT);
Whereas, in her capacity as President of the Thai Red Cross Society, Her Majesty 
        Queen Sirikit established the Khao Larn Thai Red Cross Center to provide 
        food, shelter, and medical attention to Cambodian refugees fleeing the 
        turmoil in their country; and
Whereas Her Majesty Queen Sirikit's contributions to the welfare of Thai 
        citizens and of international refugees have been widely recognized by 
        groups as diverse as the United Nations Food and Agriculture 
        Organizations, the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, and the British 
        Royal College of Physicians: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 
That the Congress welcomes Her Majesty Queen Sirikit on her visit to 
the United States and expresses the hope that her visit will further 
strengthen the deep historical relationship between the United States 
and the Kingdom of Thailand.
    Sec. 2. The Secretary of the Senate shall transmit a copy of this 
concurrent resolution to the President with the request that such copy 
be further transmitted to the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand.

            Passed the Senate October 7, 2002.

            Attest:

                                                  JERI THOMSON,

                                                             Secretary.