[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Page 19254]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  WELCOMING QUEEN SIRIKIT OF THAILAND

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the consideration of S. Con. Res. 150, submitted earlier 
today by Senator Bond.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent 
resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 150) welcoming Her 
     Majesty Queen Sirikit of Thailand on her visit to the United 
     States, and for other purposes.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
concurrent resolution.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the concurrent 
resolution and preamble be agreed to en bloc, the motion to reconsider 
be laid upon the table, and that any statements relating to this matter 
be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 150) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The concurrent resolution, with its preamble, is as follows:

                            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.

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