[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 833 Engrossed in House (EH)]

H. Res. 833

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                      November 7, 2009.
Whereas the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan achieved independence on May 25, 1946;
Whereas the United States recognized Jordan as an independent state in a White 
        House announcement on January 31, 1949;
Whereas diplomatic relations and the American Legation in Jordan were 
        established on February 18, 1949, when United States diplomat Wells 
        Stabler presented his credentials as Charge d'Affaires in Amman;
Whereas for 60 years, the United States and Jordan have enjoyed a close 
        relationship. spanning a gamut of issues from the search for peace in 
        the Middle East, the socioeconomic development of the Jordanian people, 
        and the threat to both posed by al Qaeda and other foreign terrorist 
        organizations;
Whereas King Hussein charted a moderate path for his country during his many 
        years on the throne;
Whereas the United States has been Jordan's strongest international partner for 
        over 50 years;
Whereas throughout his reign, King Hussein looked for opportunities to realize 
        his dream of a more peaceful Middle East by working to solve intra-Arab 
        disputes and engaging with successive Israeli Prime Ministers in the 
        search for peace;
Whereas King Hussein and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin signed the 
        historic Jordan-Israel peace treaty in 1994, ending nearly 50 years of a 
        formal state of war between the neighboring countries;
Whereas the United States lost a close friend and a crucial partner when King 
        Hussein passed away in 1999;
Whereas King Hussein was succeeded by his son, King Abdullah II, who has 
        continued his father's work to improve the lives of the Jordanian people 
        while also seeking to bring peace to the region;
Whereas in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Jordan 
        has been an instrumental partner in the fight against al Qaeda, has 
        provided crucial assistance in Iraq, and has coped with the 
        responsibility of hosting more than a half-million Iraqi refugees, a 
        total equal to roughly 10 percent of Jordan's population;
Whereas King Abdullah II has been a leading Arab voice in trying to reaffirm 
        that, as stated in his 2004 Amman Message, ``True Islam forbids wanton 
        aggression and terrorism, [and] enjoins freedom of religion, peace, 
        justice and good-will to non-Muslims.'';
Whereas in November 2005, al Qaeda terrorists struck three hotels in Amman, 
        Jordan, killing 60 individuals--including four Americans--and wounding 
        115, and uniting the people of Jordan and the United States in grief; 
        and
Whereas King Abdullah II begins his second decade on the Jordanian throne by 
        redoubling his efforts for peace in the region as the Jordan-United 
        States partnership enters its seventh decade: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) commemorates the 60th anniversary of the close relationship 
        between the United States and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan;
            (2) expresses its profound admiration and gratitude for the 
        friendship of the Jordanian people;
            (3) congratulates His Majesty King Abdullah II on 10 years of 
        enlightened and progressive rule; and
            (4) shares the hope of His Majesty King Abdullah II and the 
        Jordanian people for a more peaceful and free Middle East.
            Attest:

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