III 110th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 447 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 12, 2008 Mr. Isakson (for himself and Mr. Chambliss) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary RESOLUTION Honoring Friendship Force International and recognizing March 1, 2008 as World Friendship Day.

Whereas the nonprofit organization Friendship Force International was founded in Atlanta in 1977 to promote international understanding and good will; Whereas, since 1977, nearly 1,000,000 individuals all over the world have traveled as Friendship Force Citizen Ambassadors or opened their homes as hosts in order to promote international understanding; Whereas, today, Friendship Force International has more than 35,000 members in 40 States and 58 foreign countries who are building bridges across the cultural barriers that separate people; Whereas, in order to celebrate on an annual basis its mission to support the cause of peace through international understanding, Friendship Force International has set March 1 of each year as World Friendship Day; and Whereas Friendship Force International chapters around the world are urging people everywhere to celebrate World Friendship Day on March 1, 2008: Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate— (1)honors Friendship Force International for promoting international understanding and good will in the world; and (2)recognizes the celebration of World Friendship Day on March 1, 2008, and asks people everywhere to mark and celebrate the day appropriately.