[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 1939]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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  SENATE RESOLUTION 447--HONORING FRIENDSHIP FORCE INTERNATIONAL AND 
           RECOGNIZING MARCH 1, 2008 AS WORLD FRIENDSHIP DAY

  Mr. ISAKSON (for himself and Mr. Chambliss) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary:

                              S. Res. 447

       Whereas the nonprofit organization Friendship Force 
     International was founded in Atlanta in 1977 to promote 
     international understanding and good will;
       Whereas, since 1977, nearly 1,000,000 individuals all over 
     the world have traveled as Friendship Force Citizen 
     Ambassadors or opened their homes as hosts in order to 
     promote international understanding;
       Whereas, today, Friendship Force International has more 
     than 35,000 members in 40 States and 58 foreign countries who 
     are building bridges across the cultural barriers that 
     separate people;
       Whereas, in order to celebrate on an annual basis its 
     mission to support the cause of peace through international 
     understanding, Friendship Force International has set March 1 
     of each year as World Friendship Day; and
       Whereas Friendship Force International chapters around the 
     world are urging people everywhere to celebrate World 
     Friendship Day on March 1, 2008: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) honors Friendship Force International for promoting 
     international understanding and good will in the world; and
       (2) recognizes the celebration of World Friendship Day on 
     March 1, 2008, and asks people everywhere to mark and 
     celebrate the day appropriately.

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