[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 372 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 372

Expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives in response 
         to the murder of Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 17, 2003

   Mr. Lantos (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Bereuter, and Mr. Wexler) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                       on International Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives in response 
         to the murder of Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh.

Whereas Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh was brutally attacked by an unknown 
        assailant on the afternoon of September 10, 2003;
Whereas Ms. Lindh died the next morning after undergoing surgery performed in a 
        desperate attempt to save her life;
Whereas Ms. Lindh's murder is an attack on the freedoms and tranquility enjoyed 
        by the people of Sweden;
Whereas Ms. Lindh was elected to the Swedish Parliament in 1982, was appointed 
        Minister of the Environment in the government of Prime Minister Goran 
        Persson in 1994, and rose to the post of Foreign Minister in 1998;
Whereas Ms. Lindh demonstrated dedication to the causes of human rights and 
        environmental responsibility as a leader in the Swedish Government;
Whereas at the time of her death, Ms. Lindh was campaigning for Sweden to adopt 
        the European common currency in a referendum which took place just a few 
        days after her murder;
Whereas Ms. Lindh was widely recognized as an advocate of freedom and peace in 
        Europe and throughout the world;
Whereas this is the second time the Swedish people have suffered the loss of a 
        respected national leader as Prime Minister Olaf Palme was murdered in a 
        similar manner in 1986; and
Whereas such senseless acts of violence are a threat to democracy and to 
        civilized society wherever and whenever they occur: Now, therefore, be 
        it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) expresses its deepest sympathies to the people of 
        Sweden and the family of Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh 
        following her tragic and untimely murder;
            (2) condemns all senseless acts of violence against public 
        officials;
            (3) urges the President to provide all appropriate 
        assistance that may be requested by Swedish law enforcement 
        officials as they pursue the perpetrator of this heinous act; 
        and
            (4) expresses the solidarity of the people of the United 
        States with the people of Sweden and the Swedish Government at 
        this difficult time.
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