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

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 833

   Honoring the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic 
   relations between the United States and the Hashemite Kingdom of 
  Jordan, the 10th anniversary of the accession to the throne of His 
    Majesty King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 14, 2009

 Mr. Schiff submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                    the Committee on Foreign Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                               RESOLUTION


 
   Honoring the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic 
   relations between the United States and the Hashemite Kingdom of 
  Jordan, the 10th anniversary of the accession to the throne of His 
    Majesty King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein, and for other purposes.

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;
Whereas from 1952 to 1999, King Hussein charted a moderate path for his country;
Whereas in 1957, the United States supplanted Great Britain as Jordan's 
        strongest international partner and has remained so ever since;
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 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 
        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 shouldered a great part of the 
        Iraqi refugee burden;
Whereas through his 2004 Amman Message, King Abdullah II has been a leading Arab 
        voice in trying to reaffirm the true path of Islam;
Whereas in November 2005, al Qaeda terrorists struck three hotels in Amman, 
        Jordan, thereby uniting the people of Jordan and the United States in 
        grief; and
Whereas King Abdullah II begins his second decade on the Hashemite 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 Middle East.
                                 <all>