[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 111 (Thursday, July 31, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8608-S8609]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 47--RELATIVE TO EXPO 2000

  Mr. LUGAR (for himself and Mr. Rockefeller) submitted the following 
concurrent resolution, which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
Relations:

                            S. Con. Res. 47

       Whereas Germany has invited nations, international and 
     nongovernmental organizations, and individuals from around 
     the world to participate in EXPO 2000, a global town hall 
     meeting to be hosted in the year 2000, in Hannover, Germany, 
     for the purpose of providing a forum for worldwide dialogue 
     on the challenges, goals, and solutions for the sustainable 
     development of mankind in the 21st century;
       Whereas the theme of EXPO 2000 is ``Humankind-Nature-
     Technology'';
       Whereas EXPO 2000 will take place in the heart of the newly 
     unified, free, and democratic Europe;
       Whereas Germany has established a stable democracy and a 
     pluralistic society in the heart of Europe;
       Whereas more than 40,000,000 people in the United States 
     can trace their ancestry to Germany, and in 1983 the United 
     States and Germany celebrated the Tri-Centennial of 
     immigration of Germans into the United States;
       Whereas Germany has been a close political and military 
     ally of the United States for nearly five decades and has 
     been a driving force with respect to the political, monetary, 
     and economic integration of Europe;
       Whereas the United States, as a leading political, 
     intellectual, and economic power, maintains a strong interest 
     in the worldwide strengthening of political freedom and human 
     rights, open market economies, and technological advancement 
     throughout the world; and
       Whereas the United States is eager to share with the global 
     community the vast and promising public and private efforts 
     being made to prepare for the next century: Now, therefore, 
     be it
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that the United 
     States Government--
       (1) should fully participate in EXPO 2000, a global town 
     hall meeting to be hosted in the year 2000, in Hannover, 
     Germany, for the purpose of providing a forum for worldwide 
     dialogue on the challenges, goals, and solutions for the 
     sustainable development of mankind in the 21st century; and
       (2) should encourage the academic community and the private 
     sector in the United States to support this worthwhile 
     undertaking.

  Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I rise today to submit a concurrent 
resolution on behalf of myself and Senator Rockefeller.
  This concurrent resolution expresses the sense of the Congress that 
the United States Government should fully participate in EXPO 2000 in 
the year 2000, in Hannover, Germany. It further states that the United 
States should encourage the academic community and the private sector 
in the United

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States to support this worthwhile undertaking.
  The theme of EXPO 2000 is ``Humankind-Nature-Technology''. It's 
purpose is to provide a forum for a worldwide dialog on the challenges, 
goals, and solutions for the sustainable development of mankind in the 
21st century.
  The United States must maintain its status as a leading political, 
intellectual and economic power. We must continue our strong interest 
in strengthening political freedom and human rights movements, 
encouraging open market economies, and stimulating technological 
advancement around the world.
  Participation in EXPO 2000 will allow the United States to preserve 
its leadership role and to continue providing the example the rest of 
the world attempts to imitate.
  Mr. President, I understand that a similar concurrent resolution will 
be introduced in the House of Representatives by Congressmen Oxley, 
Hamilton, Bereuter, and Pickett.
  It is my hope that the United States will play a role at EXPO 2000 in 
Hannover, Germany, commensurate with its position in the world.
  I would hope the Senate would consider this concurrent resolution at 
the earliest possible date.

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