[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 34 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                     September 5, 2007.
Whereas Archbishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu has been recognized as one of the 20th 
        century's leaders for freedom, justice, and human rights for all;
Whereas Archbishop Tutu, as a religious leader and Secretary-General of the 
        South African Council of Churches from 1976 until 1978, worked against 
        apartheid in South Africa with the agreement of nearly all South African 
        churches;
Whereas Archbishop Tutu consistently advocated reconciliation between all 
        parties involved in apartheid and, though he was most firm in denouncing 
        South Africa's white-ruled government, Archbishop Tutu was also harsh in 
        his criticism of the violent tactics of some anti-apartheid groups and 
        denounced terrorism;
Whereas Archbishop Tutu spoke strongly in support of non-violent change and 
        economic sanctions against South Africa and as a result had his passport 
        revoked by the South African Government;
Whereas Archbishop Tutu led a historical march to a whites-only beach, where he 
        and supporters were chased off with whips;
Whereas, on October 16, 1984, Archbishop Tutu was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 
        in recognition of his outstanding leadership, courage, heroism, and use 
        of nonviolence in the struggle against apartheid, and the Nobel 
        Committee cited his ``role as a unifying leader figure in the campaign 
        to resolve the problem of apartheid in South Africa'';
Whereas a month after winning the Nobel Peace Prize, Archbishop Tutu was elected 
        as the first black Anglican bishop of Johannesburg;
Whereas, on September 7, 1986, Archbishop Tutu became the first black person to 
        lead the Anglican Church in South Africa;
Whereas, in 1994, after the end of apartheid and the election of President 
        Nelson Mandela, Archbishop Tutu was appointed as Chairman of South 
        Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, to investigate apartheid-
        era crimes, where his policy of forgiveness and reconciliation has 
        become an international example of conflict resolution, and a trusted 
        method of post-conflict reconstruction;
Whereas, on October 7, 1931, Archbishop Tutu was born in Klerksdorp, Transvaal, 
        to a school teacher and an uneducated mother and was educated at 
        Johannesburg Bantu High School;
Whereas Archbishop Tutu trained as a high school teacher at Pretoria Bantu 
        Normal College and graduated from the University of South Africa in 
        1954, and after teaching for three years was ordained as a priest in 
        1960;
Whereas Archbishop Tutu studied theology in England in 1962, received a Masters 
        of Theology from University of London in 1966, was appointed as the 
        first black South African to hold the position of Dean of St. Mary's 
        Cathedral in Johannesburg in 1975, and became the first black General 
        Secretary of the South African Council of Churches in 1978;
Whereas Archbishop Tutu is an international lecturer and philosopher and has 
        received honorary doctorates from ten leading universities in the United 
        States, Britain, and Germany;
Whereas Archbishop Tutu has been awarded a number of prestigious awards, 
        including the Order for Meritorious Award (Gold), the Archbishop of 
        Canterbury's Award for Outstanding Service to the Anglican Communion, 
        the Prix d'Athene, and the Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award of 
        Annual Black American Heroes and Heroines Day;
Whereas out of deep concern for the challenges facing all of the people of the 
        world, in July 2007 Archbishop Tutu helped assemble The Elders, an 
        historic group of world leaders seeking to contribute their wisdom, 
        independent leadership, and integrity in tackling some of the world's 
        toughest problems;
Whereas October 7, 2007, will mark the 76th birthday of Archbishop Demand Mpilo 
        Tutu; and
Whereas Archbishop Tutu has fought for a democratic and just society without 
        racial divisions, a common system of education, a world which promotes 
        the rights and opportunities of the marginalized, disadvantaged, and 
        disenfranchised, and continues to pursue an active international 
        ministry of peace: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved,  That the House of Representatives--
            (1) honors the accomplishments of Archbishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu;
            (2) recognizes and congratulates his consistent efforts to promote 
        dialogue to peacefully resolve conflicts between people in Africa and 
        around the world; and
            (3) extols the contributions of Archbishop Tutu to South Africa, the 
        United States, and the international community.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.