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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 110 

Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the 30th Anniversary of 

ASEAN-United States dialogue and relationship. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 15, 2007 

Mr. LUGAR (for himself, Mr. BIDEN, Mrs. BOXER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. 

HAGEL, Mr. BOND, Mr. KERRY, Mr. WEBB, and Mr. AKAKA) submitted 

the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 

Relations 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the 30th Anniversary of ASEAN-United States dialogue and relationship. 

Whereas the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (referred to in this resolution as ‘‘ASEAN’’), was established in 1967, with Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, 

Singapore and Thailand as the initial members; 

Whereas the membership of ASEAN has expanded to 10 

countries since its establishment in 1967, and now includes Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam; 


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Whereas the United States-ASEAN dialogue and relationship 

began in 1977; 

Whereas the countries of ASEAN constitute the 3rd largest 

export market for the United States, have received approximately $90,000,000,000 in direct investment from 

the United States, and are developing an integrated free 

trade area; 

Whereas trade between the United States and the countries 

of ASEAN totals nearly $170,000,000,000 annually; 

Whereas ASEAN is committed to accelerated economic 

growth, social progress, cultural development, and regional peace and stability; 

Whereas ASEAN is committed to developing a regional energy security strategy; 

Whereas nearly 40,000 students from ASEAN countries are 

studying in the United States; 

Whereas ASEAN countries share common concerns with the 

United States, including the spread of avian influenza 

and other diseases, and environmental issues, such as the 

preservation of biodiversity and illegal logging; 

Whereas ASEAN countries continue to partner with the 

United States against global terrorism; 

Whereas the Senate passed legislation authorizing the establishment of the position of United States Ambassador for 

ASEAN Affairs; and 

Whereas United States officials announced in August of 2006 

that an Ambassador for ASEAN Affairs will be appointed: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That— 

2 (1) it is the sense of the Senate that— 


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1 (A) the United States and the ASEAN 

2 countries should continue implementing the 

3 ASEAN-United States Enhanced Partnership, 

4 with emphasis on the agreed upon specific pri5 ority measures for cooperation in 2007; 

6 (B) the United States should proceed with 

7 appointing a United States Ambassador for 

8 ASEAN Affairs; 

9 (C) the United States should work with 

10 the countries of ASEAN in developing a re11 gional energy strategy; 

12 (D) the United States should provide 

13 greater emphasis and support toward encour14 aging students from ASEAN countries to study 

15 in the United States, and American students to 

16 study in ASEAN countries; and 

17 (E) the United States should continue to 

18 support the work of multilateral financial insti19 tutions, including the Asian Development Bank 

20 and the World Bank in ASEAN countries, and 

21 to encourage additional transparency and 

22 anticorruption efforts by those institutions, for 

23 the benefit of the ASEAN countries where they 

24 operate; 


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1 (2) the Senate welcomes the initiation of a Ful2 bright Program for ASEAN scholars; and 

3 (3) the Senate welcomes and encourages plan4 ning by the countries of ASEAN and the United 

5 States for an ASEAN-United States Summit in 

6 2007. 

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