[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 409 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]


        H.Con.Res.409
                                         Agreed to June 22, 2006        

                       One Hundred Ninth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
             the third day of January, two thousand and six


                          Concurrent Resolution

Whereas on June 9, 1946, His Majesty Bhumibol Adulyadej ascended the 
  throne and this year celebrates his 60th year as King of Thailand;

Whereas His Majesty King Bhumibol is the longest-serving monarch in the 
  world;

Whereas on May 26, 2006, His Majesty King Bhumibol received the 
  inaugural special Human Development Lifetime Achievement Award from 
  the United Nations Development Program for his dedication to social 
  justice, growth with equity, human security, democratic governance, 
  and sustainability;

Whereas during the reign of His Majesty King Bhumibol, Thailand has 
  become a democratically governed constitutional democracy in which 
  Thai citizens enjoy the right to change their government through 
  periodic free and fair elections held on the basis of universal 
  suffrage;

Whereas His Majesty King Bhumibol has enjoyed a special relationship 
  with the United States, having been born in 1927 in Cambridge, 
  Massachusetts, where his father, Prince Mahidol of Songkla, was 
  studying medicine at the Harvard Medical School;

Whereas the United States and Thailand have enjoyed over 170 years of 
  friendship since the signing of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce in 
  1833, the first such treaty signed between the United States and any 
  Asian country;

Whereas the United States and Thailand are treaty allies, and on 
  December 30, 2003, President George W. Bush designated the Kingdom of 
  Thailand as a major non-NATO ally; and

Whereas the bonds of friendship and mutual respect are strong between 
  the United States and Thailand: Now, therefore, be it

    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That Congress--
        (1) commemorates the 60th anniversary of the ascension to the 
    throne of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand;
        (2) offers its sincere congratulations to His Majesty King 
    Bhumibol and best wishes for continued prosperity to his Majesty 
    and the Kingdom of Thailand; and
        (3) looks forward to continued, enduring ties of friendship 
    between the Thai and American people.
  Attest:

                                 Clerk of the House of Representatives.

  Attest:

                                               Secretary of the Senate.