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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 260

Thanking John R. Bolton, President George W. Bush’s nominee to serve 

as United States Ambassador to the United Nations, for his long-standing history of confronting corruption at the United Nations and urging 

him to continue his hard work and dedication to the implementation 

of measures that will restore credibility of this international organization. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 4, 2005

Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. AKIN, Mr. BARRETT of South 

Carolina, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. BLUNT, 

Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. CANNON, Mr. CANTOR, 

Mr. CARTER, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. CHOCOLA, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. LINCOLN

DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. FEENEY, Ms. FOXX, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. GINGREY, 

Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. GOODE, Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. 

HERGER, Mr. ISTOOK, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. KLINE, Mr. 

KING of Iowa, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. MCHENRY, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. PENCE, Mr. PITTS, Mr. 

RADANOVICH, Mr. RENZI, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. 

SHADEGG, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. TANCREDO, Mr. TIAHRT, Mr. WHITFIELD, 

Mr. WICKER, and Mr. WILSON of South Carolina) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International 

Relations 

RESOLUTION

Thanking John R. Bolton, President George W. Bush’s 

nominee to serve as United States Ambassador to the 

United Nations, for his long-standing history of confronting corruption at the United Nations and urging 

him to continue his hard work and dedication to the 
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implementation of measures that will restore credibility 

of this international organization.

Whereas the United States is the host country and the largest financial contributor to the United Nations; 

Whereas there has been widespread mismanagement by the 

United Nations of the Iraq Oil-for-Food program and the 

former Saddam Hussein regime manipulated the program 

for billions of dollars; 

Whereas certain United Nations officials have not fully cooperated with congressional investigations into allegations 

that certain officials were bribed by the Hussein regime; 

Whereas United Nations peacekeepers and civilian personnel 

in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, entrusted with 

protecting some of the weakest and most vulnerable 

women and children in the world, stand accused of more 

than 150 human rights violations; 

Whereas the United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan 

has acknowledged that ‘‘acts of gross [sexual] misconduct 

have taken place,’’ by United Nations peacekeepers in the 

Congo; 

Whereas allegations exist that United Nations peacekeepers 

in the Congo are seeking to illegally manipulate investigations by the United Nations into such sexual misconduct 

through the obstruction of witness testimony; 

Whereas there have been over 300,000 deaths (over 70,000 

of which were civilian deaths) in the Darfur region of 

Sudan due to violence, famine, and disease, and nearly 

2,000,000 people have been displaced but the United Nations Security Council has refused to declare these mass 

killings in Darfur a genocide; 
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Whereas many member countries of the Security Council refused to acknowledge, in spite of ample evidence, the violation by Iraq of 17 Security Council resolutions limiting 

its rights to possess weapons; 

Whereas such refusal questions the effectiveness of the Security Council; 

Whereas the United Nations Security Council has failed to 

agree upon a definition of terrorism; 

Whereas a recent proposal to enlarge the United Nations Security Council will undermine United States efforts to 

combat terrorism; 

Whereas John R. Bolton, President George W. Bush’s nominee to serve as United States Ambassador to the United 

Nations, has a long and distinguished career in foreign 

policy and has worked closely with international organizations; 

Whereas John R. Bolton has consistently and vigorously 

worked throughout his career to address fundamental 

problems with the United Nations to make it a better 

functioning, workable body; and 

Whereas John R. Bolton will provide continued outstanding 

leadership in addressing ongoing scandals at the United 

Nations and he will work to restore credibility and accountability to this international organization: Now, 

therefore, be it

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives—

2 (1) thanks John R. Bolton, President George 

3 W. Bush’s nominee to serve as United States Am4 bassador to the United Nations, for his long-stand-
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1 ing history of confronting corruption at the United 

2 Nations; and 

3 (2) urges him to continue his hard work and 

4 dedication to the implementation of measures that 

5 will restore credibility of this international organiza6 tion.

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