[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 68 (Thursday, May 23, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4880-S4881]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          EXPRESSING SENSE OF SENATE CONCERNING 2002 WORLD CUP

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 400, S. Res. 274.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 274) expressing the sense of the 
     Senate concerning the 2002 World Cup and co-hosts Republic of 
     Korea and Japan.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution 
and preamble be agreed to, en bloc; that the motion to reconsider be 
laid upon the table; and that any statements relating to the resolution 
be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 274) was agreed to.

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  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 274

       Whereas the United States maintains vitally important 
     alliances with Japan and the Republic of Korea;
       Whereas the Republic of Korea and Japan will co-host the 
     2002 Federation International Football Association (FIFA) 
     World Cup Korea/Japan;
       Whereas the 2002 FIFA World Cup will be the first World Cup 
     to be co-hosted by two nations;
       Whereas the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan will be the 
     first FIFA World Cup to be held in Asia;
       Whereas for 72 years, the World Cup has symbolized the 
     assemblage of nations to celebrate fair-play, sportsmanship, 
     and diversity of cultures;
       Whereas 32 nations, including the United States, have 
     qualified to compete from May 31 through June 30 of 2002, and 
     will send an estimated 1,500 coaches and athletes to the 
     Republic of Korea and Japan, making this year's World Cup the 
     largest heretofore;
       Whereas Japan and the Republic of Korea have invested 
     significant resources to host a successful World Cup; and
       Whereas the co-hosting of this international sporting event 
     measures cooperation and contributes to peace and stability 
     in Northeast Asia: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) appreciates and values the relationship between the 
     United States and the Republic of Korea and the United States 
     and Japan;
       (2) commends 2002 FIFA World Cup organizers from Japan and 
     the Republic of Korea for the significant preparations they 
     have made for a successful World Cup; and
       (3) recognizes and applauds the cooperation between the 
     President of the Republic of Korea, Kim Dae-jung, and the 
     Prime Minister of Japan, Junichiro Koizumi, in the hosting of 
     the largest World Cup competition in the history of the 
     sport.

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