[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 130 (Monday, October 7, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10051-S10052]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

                                 ______
                                 

      SENATE RESOLUTIONS 335--RELATIVE TO THE DEATH OF JO-ANNE COE

  Mr. DASCHLE (for himself and Mr. Lott) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 335

       Whereas Jo-Anne Coe served as an employee of the Senate of 
     the United States and ably and faithfully upheld the high 
     standards and traditions of the staff of the Senate from 
     January 3, 1969 until January 31, 1989 for a period that 
     included ten Congresses;
       Whereas Jo-Anne Coe was the first woman in history to be 
     elected as the Secretary of the Senate in 1985;
       Whereas Jo-Anne Coe served as Secretary of the Senate, 
     Administrative Director of the

[[Page S10052]]

     Committee on Finance, Administrative Director of the office 
     of Senator Bob Dole and chief of staff under Senator Dole;
       Whereas Jo-Anne Coe faithfully discharged the difficult 
     duties and responsibilities of a wide variety of important 
     and demanding positions in public life, with honesty, 
     integrity, loyalty, and humility;
       Whereas Jo-Anne Coe's clear understanding and appreciation 
     of the challenges facing the Nation has left her mark on 
     those many areas of public life: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow 
     and deep regret the announcement of the death of Jo-Anne Coe;
       Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate communicate 
     these resolutions to the House of Representatives and 
     transmit an enrolled copy thereof to the family of the 
     deceased;
       Resolved, That when the Senate recesses or adjourns today, 
     it stand recessed or adjourned as a further mark of respect 
     to the memory of Jo-Anne Coe.
                                 ______
                                 

 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 150--WELCOMING HER MAJESTY QUEEN SIRIKIT 
 OF THAILAND ON HER VISIT TO THE UNITED STATES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

  Mr. BOND submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
considered and agreed to:

                            S. Con. Res. 150

       Whereas the United States and the Kingdom of Thailand have 
     enjoyed 169 years of peaceful and constructive relations 
     since the signing of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce in 
     1833;
       Whereas that document was the first such treaty signed 
     between the United States and any Asian nation;
       Whereas the United States enjoys both a bilateral security 
     agreement and a military assistance agreement with Thailand 
     and conducts several military exercises with the armed forces 
     of Thailand every year, the largest of which is the Cobra 
     Gold Exercise;
       Whereas her Majesty Queen Sirikit, most notably as 
     President of the Thai Red Cross Society, has made major 
     contributions to advancing the social and economic welfare, 
     and health, of the people of Thailand;
       Whereas, in order to assist the rural poor of Thailand, Her 
     Majesty Queen Sirikit serves as patron and chairperson of the 
     Foundation for the Promotion of Supplementary Occupations and 
     Related Techniques (SUPPORT);
       Whereas, in her capacity as President of the Thai Red Cross 
     Society, Her Majesty Queen Sirikit established the Khao Larn 
     Thai Red Cross Center to provide food, shelter, and medical 
     attention to Cambodian refugees fleeing the turmoil in their 
     country; and
       Whereas Her Majesty Queen Sirikit's contributions to the 
     welfare of Thai citizens and of international refugees have 
     been widely recognized by groups as diverse as the United 
     Nations Food and Agriculture Organizations, the Fletcher 
     School of Law and Diplomacy, and the British Royal College of 
     Physicians: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That the Congress welcomes Her Majesty Queen 
     Sirikit on her visit to the United States and expresses the 
     hope that her visit will further strengthen the deep 
     historical relationship between the United States and the 
     Kingdom of Thailand.
       Sec. 2. The Secretary of the Senate shall transmit a copy 
     of this concurrent resolution to the President with the 
     request that such copy be further transmitted to the 
     Government of the Kingdom of Thailand.

                          ____________________