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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 208 

Honoring Operation Smile in the 25th Anniversary year of its founding. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 1, 2007 

Mrs. DRAKE (for herself and Mr. SCOTT of Virginia) submitted the following 

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Honoring Operation Smile in the 25th Anniversary year of 

its founding. 

Whereas Operation Smile is a private, not-for-profit volunteer 

medical services organization providing reconstructive 

surgery and related health care to indigent children and 

young adults in developing countries and the United 

States; 

Whereas in 1982, Dr. William P. Magee Jr., a plastic surgeon, and his wife, Kathleen S. Magee, a nurse and clinical social worker, traveled to the Philippines with a 

group of medical volunteers to repair children’s cleft lips 

and cleft palates; 

Whereas there they discovered hundreds of children ravaged 

by deformities, and although they helped many children, 


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the volunteers were forced to turn away the majority of 

those who sought help; 

Whereas Operation Smile headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia, 

was founded in 1982 by Dr. William Magee Jr. and his 

wife Kathleen S. Magee to address this need; 

Whereas since 1982, Operation Smile’s volunteers have provided free reconstructive surgery to more than 100,000 

children and young adults with facial deformities in 25 

countries and currently work in Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gaza 

Strip/West Bank, Honduras, India, Jordan, Kenya, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the 

Philippines, Russia, South Africa, Thailand, Venezuela, 

and Vietnam; 

Whereas Operation Smile provides education and training to 

thousands of healthcare professionals globally, and is implementing a plan for a Global Standard of Care to ensure that every child treated will receive the same high 

standard of care every time; 

Whereas Operation Smile provides a network of resources to 

assist families in the United States with children born 

with facial deformities; 

Whereas more than 450 Operation Smile Student Associations in the United States and around the world build 

awareness, raise funds, and educate students about values of commitment, leadership, and volunteerism; 

Whereas Operation Smile has been distinguished by many 

prestigious awards, including the first $1,000,000 

Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize to recognize outstanding contributions made to alleviate human suffering; 


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Whereas Operation Smile helps raise the standard of 

healthcare around the world and through its international 

partnerships builds trust, bridges cultures, and bestows 

dignity at home and abroad; and 

Whereas in 2007, in celebration of its 25th Anniversary, Operation Smile has announced a year-long series of initiatives to include implementing global standards of care for 

all its medical programs, opening comprehensive care 

centers in seven countries, hosting international forums 

on medical diplomacy, and launching the World Journey 

of Smiles, which consists of 40 simultaneous missions in 

25 countries with the goal of treating an estimated 5,000 

children living with facial deformities: Now, therefore, be 

it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives honors 

2 Operation Smile on its 25th Anniversary year as its volun3 teer medical professionals continue their noble work to 

4 travel around the world to treat children suffering from 

5 facial deformities. 

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