[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 409 Received in Senate (RDS)]


109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 409


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 13, 2006

                                Received

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the ascension to the throne of 
            His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand.

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 Agency 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.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 7, 2006.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.