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110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 444 

Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the strong alliance that has 

been forged between the United States and the Republic of Korea and 

congratulating Myung-Bak Lee on his election to the presidency of the 

Republic of Korea. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 6, 2008 

Mr. BIDEN (for himself, Ms. MURKOWSKI, and Mr. HAGEL) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the strong 

alliance that has been forged between the United States 

and the Republic of Korea and congratulating MyungBak Lee on his election to the presidency of the Republic 

of Korea. 

Whereas the United States and the Republic of Korea enjoy 

a comprehensive alliance partnership founded in shared 

strategic interests and cemented by a commitment to 

democratic values; 

Whereas the alliance between the United States and the Republic of Korea has been forged in blood and honed by 

struggles against common adversaries; 


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Whereas on December 19, 2007, the Senate passed S. Res. 

279, marking the 125th anniversary of the 1882 Treaty 

of Peace, Amity, Commerce and Navigation between the 

Kingdom of Chosun (Korea) and the United States, and 

recognizing that ‘‘the strength and endurance of the alliance between the United States and the Republic of 

Korea should be acknowledged and celebrated’’; 

Whereas during the 60 years since the founding of the Republic of Korea on August 15, 1948, the Republic of 

Korea, with unwavering commitment and support from 

the United States, has accomplished a remarkable economic and political transformation, rising from poverty to 

become the 11th largest economy in the world and a 

thriving multi-party democracy; 

Whereas the Republic of Korea is the United States seventh 

largest trading partner and the United States is the third 

largest trading partner of the Republic of Korea, with 

nearly $80,000,000,000 in goods and services passing between the 2 countries each year; 

Whereas there are deep cultural and personal ties between 

the people of the United States and the people of the Republic of Korea, as exemplified by the large flow of visitors and exchanges each year between the 2 countries 

and the nearly 2,000,000 Korean Americans who currently reside in the United States; 

Whereas the United States and the Republic of Korea are 

working together to address the threat posed by North 

Korea’s nuclear weapons program and to build a lasting 

peace on the Korean Peninsula; 

Whereas this alliance is promoting international peace and 

security, economic prosperity, human rights and the rule 


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of law, not only on the Korean Peninsula, but also 

throughout the world; and 

Whereas Myung-Bak Lee, who won election to become the 

next President of the Republic of Korea, has affirmed his 

deep commitment to further strengthening the alliance 

between the United States and the Republic of Korea, by 

expanding areas of cooperation and realizing the full potential of our mutually beneficial partnership: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate congratulates Myung-Bak 

2 Lee on his election to the presidency of the Republic of 

3 Korea and wishes him and the Korean people well on his 

4 inauguration on February 25, 2008. 

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