[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 125 (Wednesday, July 25, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H7171]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SERBIA-U.S. RELATIONS

  (Mr. STIVERS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. STIVERS. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank Bishop Irinej, from the 
Serbian Orthodox Church, for offering today's prayer.
  We are at the 100-year anniversary of when President Woodrow Wilson 
raised the Serbian flag in a show of support for the Serbian people. 
That symbolic act of solidarity is remembered today, and I think it is 
really important.
  Since 2006, my home State of Ohio has worked closely with the Serbian 
Armed Forces through the Ohio National Guard State Partnership Program. 
Soldiers from the Ohio National Guard and the Serbian Defense Forces 
have worked together on deployments and training. We have also worked 
together to construct schools, carry out humanitarian missions, and 
provide healthcare.
  On this anniversary of the U.S.-Serbia cooperation, I look forward to 
another 100 years of friendship with Serbia, and Ohio stands ready to 
lead the way.

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