[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 35 (Tuesday, March 18, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S2482]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS
                         GREEK INDEPENDENCE DAY

 Mr. ROTH. Mr. President, it is a personal honor for me to once 
again cosponsor Senate Resolution 56 designating March 25, 1997, as 
``Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek and 
American Democracy''.
  This resolution honors the anniversary of a single, victorious 
revolution that occurred 176 years ago. This solitary battle returned 
to the citizens of Greece their freedom and democracy, rights that had 
been seized from them centuries before by the Ottoman Empire. Greece is 
a country possessing an immensely rich heritage, and one from which our 
own Nation has drawn generously and with great benefit. In times of 
peace and in times of conflict, Greece has steered a strong and steady 
course with the United States as a loyal friend and trusted ally.
  This resolution provides me with the opportunity to express our deep 
gratitude to the nation of Greece, as well as our own Greek American 
community, for the significant contributions they have both made on 
behalf of our Nation--and to the inexorable ties which bind our two 
peoples together.

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