[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 2560]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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SENATE RESOLUTION 461--DESIGNATING 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. 461

       Whereas it should be the goal of all Americans to promote 
     international understanding and good will;
       Whereas personal friendships among individual citizens can 
     foster greater understanding among nations and cultures;
       Whereas people all over the world have travelled or opened 
     their homes as hosts in order to promote international 
     understanding;
       Whereas nonprofit organizations such as Friendship Force 
     International, which was founded in Atlanta, Georgia, in 
     1977, have helped to promote such international exchanges;
       Whereas, today, there are more than 35,000 members of 
     Friendship Force International in 40 States and 58 foreign 
     countries who are building bridges across the cultural 
     barriers that separate people; and
       Whereas, in order to celebrate on an annual basis the cause 
     of peace through international understanding, March 1, 2008 
     should be recognized as World Friendship Day: Now, therefore, 
     be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) honors those who promote international understanding 
     and good will in the world; and
       (2) designates March 1, 2008 as ``World Friendship Day'', 
     and asks people everywhere to mark and celebrate the day 
     appropriately.

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