[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
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[S. Res. 187 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 187

   Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the centenary of the 
 Rhodes Scholarships in the United States and the establishment of the 
                       Mandela Rhodes Foundation.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                June 27 (legislative day, June 26), 2003

 Mr. Lugar (for himself, Mr. Sarbanes, and Mr. Feingold) submitted the 
        following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the centenary of the 
 Rhodes Scholarships in the United States and the establishment of the 
                       Mandela Rhodes Foundation.

Whereas the Rhodes Scholarships, the oldest international fellowships, were 
        initiated after the death of Cecil Rhodes in 1902, and now bring 
        outstanding students from the United States, Australia, Bangladesh, 
        Bermuda, Canada, the Commonwealth Caribbean, Germany, Hong Kong, India, 
        Jamaica, Kenya, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Singapore, South 
        Africa, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe to the University of Oxford;
Whereas the first American Rhodes Scholars were elected in 1904, and since that 
        time distinguished American Rhodes alumni have included over 20 members 
        of Congress, a President of the United States, 3 Supreme Court justices, 
        cabinet members, military leaders, 80 heads of colleges or universities, 
        and prominent artists, scientists, and business people;
Whereas the Mandela Rhodes Foundation, a partnership between the Rhodes Trust 
        and the Nelson Mandela Foundation, was established in February, 2002;
Whereas after a lifetime of struggle against apartheid and the momentous 
        challenge of governing the new South Africa as its first democratically 
        elected President, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela 
        continues to be devoted to building a society characterized by justice 
        and opportunity in the Republic of South Africa;
Whereas President Mandela's efforts have manifested themselves in the work of 
        the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund, established in the wake of President 
        Mandela's pledge to devote \1/3\ of his Presidential salary to projects 
        aimed at improving the quality of life of South Africa's disadvantaged 
        children; and
Whereas in Cape Town in February, 2002, President Mandela noted that the 
        partnership between the Rhodes Trust and the new Mandela Foundation 
        signals ``the closing of the circle and the coming together of 2 strands 
        in our history'': Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) celebrates the centenary of the Rhodes Scholarships in 
        the United States;
            (2) welcomes the establishment of the Mandela Rhodes 
        Foundation, which embodies the spirit of reconciliation and 
        shared commitment that is one of South Africa's greatest 
        assets;
            (3) shares the Foundation's commitment to support 
        initiatives aimed at increasing educational opportunities, 
        fostering leadership, and promoting human resource development 
        throughout Africa; and
            (4) affirms the support of the United States for these 
        worthy goals throughout the sub-Saharan region, and asserts 
        that the pursuit of these goals is in the shared interest of 
        the American and African people.
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