[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 23176]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




SENATE RESOLUTION 360--CONGRATULATING FORMER PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER FOR 
 BEING AWARDED THE 2002 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE, AND COMMENDING HIM FOR HIS 
                    LIFETIME OF DEDICATION TO PEACE

  Mr. DODD (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Miller, Mr. Cleland, Mr. 
Daschle, Mr. Reid, Mrs. Clinton, and Mr. Akaka) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 360

       Whereas in 1978, President Carter personally negotiated 
     with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime 
     Minister Menachem Begin to reach the Camp David Accords, the 
     cornerstone of all subsequent peace efforts in the Middle 
     East;
       Whereas President Carter completed negotiations on the 
     Strategic Arms Limitation Talks II (SALT II) and continued to 
     make strategic arms control a focus of United States security 
     policy;
       Whereas President Carter emphasized the importance of human 
     rights as a key element of United States foreign policy;
       Whereas former President Carter and his wife Rosalynn 
     established the Carter Center in 1982;
       Whereas the Carter Center has taken an active and vital 
     role in world affairs, always seeking to improve human 
     rights, promote democracy, resolve conflicts, and enhance the 
     lives of the people of the world;
       Whereas former President Carter has made countless trips 
     abroad to promote peace, democracy, and human rights, 
     including visits to East Timor, North Korea, Cuba, Haiti, 
     Nicaragua, and Mexico, among many others; and
       Whereas former President Carter has made the promotion of 
     peace, democracy, and human rights his life's work: Now, 
     therefore be it
       Resolved, That the Senate recognizes and congratulates 
     former President Jimmy Carter for being awarded the 2002 
     Nobel Peace Prize and commends him for his tireless work for 
     and dedication to peace.

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