NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION (NATO)

Addresses

Joint Meeting of Congress: Mohammad A. Ghani, President of Afghanistan, H1904–H1908 [25MR]

Appointments

NATO Parliamentary Assembly, H1051 [13FE], H4133 [10JN]

Bills and resolutions

Bosnia and Herzegovina: designate Presidential Special Envoy to the Balkans to evaluate successes and shortcomings of the Dayton Peace Accords implementation (see H. Res. 477), H6974 [9OC]

Dept. of Energy: enhance the energy security of U.S. allies by approving exports of natural gas to NATO countries, Japan, or any country to which exports would enhance U.S. national security (see H.R. 287), H356 [13JA]

Foreign countries: urge member countries to meet or exceed their gross domestic product percentage commitment to defense spending (see H. Res. 469), H6936 [8OC]

France: invoke Article 5 relative to an armed attack against a member state in response to terrorist attacks in Paris (see H. Res. 525), H8240 [16NO]

Macedonia: support accession to NATO (see H. Res. 56), H639 [27JA]

Romania: anniversary of diplomatic relations with the U.S. (see S. Res. 326), S8379 [3DE] (see H. Res. 543), H8859 [1DE]

Remarks in House

Anderson, Steve: NATO Science and Technology Organization Scientific Achievement Award recipient, E626 [30AP]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: designate Presidential Special Envoy to the Balkans to evaluate successes and shortcomings of the Dayton Peace Accords implementation (H. Res. 477), E1468 [9OC]

Georgia (country): support accession to NATO, E1750 [9DE]

Macedonia: support accession to NATO (H. Res. 56), E295 [3MR], E1237 [8SE]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: report on intelligence sharing with EU and NATO members regarding travel of foreign fighters to and from Iraq and Syria and on challenges impeding coordinated intelligence efforts, H4407 [16JN]

Russia: assessment of airstrikes in Syria, H6800 [6OC]

——— call to respect the rights of countries to make their own sovereign choices relative to international partnerships, H5119 [14JY]

Turkey: commend for permitting use of Incirlik Air Base for manned and unmanned airstrikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), E1175 [29JY], E1361 [25SE]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Energy: expedite and approve permits to export natural gas, S3660 [3JN]

Durbin, Senator: report on trip to Greece and Ukraine, S7311 [20OC]

——— report on trip to Ukraine, Lithuania, and Poland, S3377–S3379 [1JN]

Inernational relations: require member countries to commit a certain amount of national income to defense, S3995 [10JN]

Obama, President: evaluation of foreign policy, S1552–S1555 [16MR]

Petroleum: authorize exportation of crude oil to certain allies and partners of the U.S., S3660 [3JN]

Romania: anniversary of diplomatic relations with the U.S. (S. Res. 326), S8730 [16DE]

Russia: assessment of airstrikes in Syria, S7019 [30SE]

Shaheen, Senator: report on trip to Greece and Ukraine, S7450–S7452 [22OC]

Ukraine: authorize assistance and sustainment to military and national security forces, S4611 [24JN]

Reports filed

Romania Diplomatic Relations With the U.S. Anniversary: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 326), S8602 [10DE]

Texts of

S. Res. 326, Romanian diplomatic relations with the U.S. anniversary, S8381 [3DE], S8730 [16DE]