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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 348 

Reaffirming the strategic partnership between the United States of America 

and the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and encouraging inclusive governance in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 4, 2017 

Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Mr. ENZI) submitted the following resolution; 

which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

RESOLUTION 

Reaffirming the strategic partnership between the United 

States of America and the Federal Democratic Republic 

of Ethiopia and encouraging inclusive governance in the 

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. 

Whereas the first pillar of the 2012 United States Strategy 

toward Sub-Saharan Africa is to strengthen democratic 

institutions; 

Whereas the third pillar of the 2012 United States Strategy 

toward Sub-Saharan Africa is to advance peace and security; 

Whereas Ethiopia is one of the top troop contributing countries to the United Nations peacekeeping missions, providing over 8,000 soldiers to United Nations missions 

around the world; 


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Whereas Ethiopia has contributed over 4,000 troops to the 

African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM); 

Whereas the Government of Ethiopia, in collaboration with 

the United States Government, trained the National 

Army for Somalia, supported the fight against AlShabaab militants, and deployed its troops in support of 

regional protection force in South Sudan; 

Whereas the close cooperation and strategic partnership between the United States of America and the Federal 

Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has been built on over 

a century of close cooperation and support; 

Whereas the Government of Ethiopia continues to play a crucial role in Africa and specifically in East Africa, and the 

partnership in counterterrorism activities with the United 

States is vital for regional peace and stability; 

Whereas the United States has welcomed Ethiopia’s participation in the Global Coalition to Counter ISIS; 

Whereas the United States held a Strategic Dialogue with 

Ethiopia in Addis Ababa on July 27, 2015, during the 

visit by President Barack Obama to strengthen the bilateral relationship; 

Whereas respect for democracy, inclusive governance, human 

rights, and civil liberties have been core pillars of United 

States foreign policy; 

Whereas the Government of Ethiopia expressed its commitment to the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights 

by taking necessary measures to implement the National 

Human Rights Action Plan adopted by the House of Peoples Representative of the FDRE; 

Whereas the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) 

conducted an independent and thorough investigation 


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into the deaths and injuries caused during the protests 

in Ethiopia in 2016 and submitted its report with recommendations to the House of Peoples Representative of 

the FDRE; and 

Whereas, on August 9, 2017, the Government of Ethiopia 

lifted a State of Emergency that had been imposed on 

October 9, 2016, to bring about peace and stability following violent protests that resulted in the destruction of 

government and personal property and the deaths of civilian and security officials: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) reaffirms the commitment of the United 

3 States Government to support the Government of 

4 Ethiopia— 

5 (A) to provide training and resources to 

6 counter terrorism and violent extremism and 

7 address security concerns in the Horn of Africa; 

8 (B) to bolster trade and investment in the 

9 private sector between the United States and 

10 Ethiopia; 

11 (C) to continue the support to strengthen 

12 higher education and promote health through 

13 the exiting mechanisms; 

14 (D) to continue the humanitarian assist15 ance with the United States Agency for Inter16 national Development to the people affected by 

17 the drought; and 


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1 (E) calls on the Secretary of State to en2 gage with the Government of Ethiopia in 

3 strengthening the bilateral Working Group on 

4 Democracy, Governance and Human Rights, 

5 and provide support in the implementation of 

6 the National Human Rights Action Plan; 

7 (2) condemns the violence that resulted in the 

8 death of over 500 Ethiopians; 

9 (3) calls on the Government of Ethiopia— 

10 (A) to hold accountable all personnel re11 sponsible for the death and destruction that 

12 took place as a result of violent protests in the 

13 Oromia and Amhara regions and publicly re14 lease information in a written report; 

15 (B) to respect the right to freedom of 

16 peaceful assembly and guarantee freedom of the 

17 press and mass media in keeping with Articles 

18 30 and 29 of the Ethiopian constitution; and 

19 (C) to engage in open and transparent con20 sultations relative to its development strategy, 

21 especially those strategies that could result in 

22 people’s displacement from land, offering those 

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1 parent means to access justice for those dis2 placed; 

3 (4) calls on the Administrator of the United 

4 States Agency for International Development to con5 tinue to lead efforts to work with the Government of 

6 Ethiopia to improved democracy and governance; 

7 and 

8 (5) calls on the United States Agency for Inter9 national Development to assist the Government and 

10 people of Ethiopia in capacity building in all areas. 

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