[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16745]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FULBRIGHT PROGRAM IN THAILAND

  Mr. DURBIN. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the 
immediate consideration of Calendar No. 408, S. Res. 469.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 469) recognizing the 60th Anniversary 
     of the Fulbright Program in Thailand.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. DURBIN. I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, 
the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the 
table, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements related 
to the resolution be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 469) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 469

       Whereas 2008 was the 175th anniversary of relations between 
     the Kingdom of Thailand and the United States;
       Whereas the Fulbright Program is sponsored by the Bureau of 
     Educational and Cultural Affairs of the Department of State;
       Whereas the Fulbright Program currently operates in over 
     150 countries;
       Whereas the Thailand-United States Educational Foundation 
     (TUSEF) was established by a formal agreement in 1950;
       Whereas 2010 is the 60th anniversary of the Fulbright 
     Program partnership with the Kingdom of Thailand;
       Whereas approximately 1,600 Fulbright students and scholars 
     from Thailand have studied, conducted research, or lectured 
     in the United States;
       Whereas 800 Fulbright grantees from the United States 
     conducted research or gave lectures in Thailand from 1951 
     through 2008;
       Whereas active consideration is being given to increasing 
     the emphasis of the Fulbright Program in southern Thailand, 
     including through the Fulbright English Teaching 
     Assistantship Program; and
       Whereas the United States Government supports additional 
     programs in Thailand in the areas of education, democracy 
     promotion, good governance, and public diplomacy: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate encourages the President to 
     maintain and expand interaction with the Kingdom of Thailand 
     in ways which facilitate close coordination and partnership 
     in the areas of education and cultural exchange throughout 
     all of Thailand, including the southern provinces.

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